Community colleges

Gogebic Community College

Ironwood, MI Β· Public Β· 511 undergrads Β· website β†—

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown β€” not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring
not published

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
8.7%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$2,212
$30,000 – $48,000$3,977
$48,000 – $75,000$5,581
$75,000 – $110,000$8,118
Over $110,000$11,002
All incomes (average)$5,397

Sticker tuition and fees: $4,800 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Gogebic Community College's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus$6,592
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$8,866
Books and supplies$1,466
Other expenses, on campus$3,680
Other expenses, off campus$3,680

Outcomes

Completion rate
36%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
30%
Earnings @ 10yr
$40,950

after entering

Median debt
$10,925

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
15 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
100%

fall 2024

What students study

Health & Nursing37%
Business15%
Education7%
Biology & Life Sciences3%
Environmental Studies2%
Kinesiology & Sports Science2%
Psychology2%
Criminal Justice1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (2)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing32$63,405$66,178national $80,813$11,000
Business/Commerce, General13β€”$41,328national $49,927β€”
Undergraduate certificates (3)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants24$59,301$63,449national $56,073$7,100
Precision Metal Working9β€”$49,487national $48,702β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Services8β€”$42,494national $35,447β€”

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 39 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Best transfer rates elsewhere in MI

Contact and accreditation

Address
E4946 Jackson Rd, Ironwood, MI 49938
Phone
(906) 932-4231
Institutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission

Where would you transfer to?

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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