Kirtland Community College vs Washtenaw Community College

Kirtland Community College and Washtenaw Community College, both esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer diverse educational opportunities to students in Michigan. Kirtland, located in Roscommon, boasts an acceptance rate of 100%, welcoming all aspiring learners, while Washtenaw, situated in Ann Arbor, maintains a more selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 98%. Kirtland's student body is predominantly White (69%) and female (60%), while Washtenaw's student population is more diverse, with a larger proportion of Black (22%) and male (52%) students. Both colleges offer a wide range of programs, with popular majors at Kirtland including Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Business, and popular majors at Washtenaw including Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Health Professions and Related Programs. With graduation rates of 22% and 32% respectively, both institutions are committed to supporting students

	Kirtland Community College	Washtenaw Community College
Overview
Location	Grayling, Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Campus setting	Rural: Distant	Suburb: Large
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Trimester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	54.0%	68.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $20,645 Out of state: $22,835	In state: $16,586 Out of state: $18,194
Average net price	$6,655	$2,857
Tuition	In state: $5,610 Out of state: $7,800	In state: $4,008 Out of state: $5,616
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	84.0% Average amount $6,299	55.0% Average amount $6,302
Students receiving federal student loan	16.0% Average amount $4,571	14.0% Average amount $5,065
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $11,000	0.0% Average amount $0

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,458 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%	10,884 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	0.0%	N/A
International students	N/A	1.8%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Distant	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Michigan	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Liberal Arts Law Enforcement and Firefighting Engineering Technologies Culinary and Personal Services	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Construction Trades
Students to faculty ratio	16:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	24.5%	22.4%
Dropout rate	51.0%	32.6%
Transferred out	14.7%	20.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $58,146 Year 2: $54,894 Year 3: $57,152 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,201 Year 2: $27,822 Year 3: $25,394 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,928 Year 2: $22,710 Year 3: $19,458 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $54,834 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,329 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $57,842 Year 2: $54,331 Year 3: $58,883 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $51,792 Year 3: $49,743 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $44,775 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $47,202 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,598 Year 2: $40,896 Year 3: $44,298 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $36,488 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $37,362 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,432 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $32,733 Culinary Arts and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,204 Year 3: $26,750 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,115 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $20,521 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: N/A Design and Applied Arts (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: N/A

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