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Cheapest Colleges in Michigan

Name: Michigan College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Michigan list (92 vs 46); Henry Ford College still leads on average net price at $660.

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$660
Cheapest net price: $17,263
Michigan median: 138
Schools ranked

Henry Ford College has the lowest average net price in Michigan among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Henry Ford College posts the lowest average net price in Michigan at $660 among 138 ranked schools, with the state median 1% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $660
Michigan median: $17,263
Schools ranked: 138
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Henry Ford College has the lowest average net price in Michigan at $660/year, and the state's median net price is 1% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$660
cheapest ranked net price: $17,263
Michigan median net price: 46 public / 92 private
schools in this ranking: $14,483
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $14,483 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Albion College, where in-state published tuition of $56,950 falls to an average net price of $14,301 after aid, a $42,649 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Michigan schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (92 vs 46). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $7,456. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 138 Scorecard-reporting Michigan schools:

The bar to make Michigan's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 138 Scorecard-reporting schools

$7,456 Among the most affordable more affordable than 82% of 138 Michigan colleges

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Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more Michigan colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Michigan's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · Public

Avg net price: $660
Net price (<$30K income): $46
Median debt: $14,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,100
Enrollment: 11,410

West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · Public

Avg net price: $1,527
Net price (<$30K income): Aid covers full cost
Median debt: $9,089
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,841
Enrollment: 1,120

Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public

Avg net price: $1,618
Net price (<$30K income): Aid covers full cost
Median debt: $6,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,875
Enrollment: 16,300

Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · Public

Avg net price: $2,260
Net price (<$30K income): $1,083
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,749
Enrollment: 8,587

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · Public

Avg net price: $2,979
Net price (<$30K income): $1,290
Median debt: $9,699
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,553
Enrollment: 6,334

Bay Mills Community College Brimley, MI · Public

Avg net price: $3,073
Net price (<$30K income): $1,549
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,213
Enrollment: 698

Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI · Public

Avg net price: $3,249
Net price (<$30K income): $1,940
Median debt: $13,310
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,799
Enrollment: 11,133

Alpena Community College Alpena, MI · Public

Avg net price: $3,320
Net price (<$30K income): $590
Median debt: $9,024
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,275
Enrollment: 1,581

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Baraga, MI · Public

Avg net price: $3,513
Net price (<$30K income): $3,248
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 243

Muskegon Community College Muskegon, MI · Public

Avg net price: $4,005
Net price (<$30K income): $3,708
Median debt: $9,125
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,662
Enrollment: 3,617

Delta College University Center, MI · Public

Avg net price: $4,547
Net price (<$30K income): $2,819
Median debt: $10,978
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,651
Enrollment: 8,397

Monroe County Community College Monroe, MI · Public

Avg net price: $4,586
Net price (<$30K income): $2,974
Median debt: $12,296
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,394
Enrollment: 2,210

Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI · Public

Avg net price: $4,858
Net price (<$30K income): $1,924
Median debt: $17,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,047
Enrollment: 4,036

Gogebic Community College Ironwood, MI · Public

Avg net price: $5,397
Net price (<$30K income): $2,212
Median debt: $10,925
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,998
Enrollment: 882

Lansing Community College Lansing, MI · Public

Avg net price: $5,437
Net price (<$30K income): $4,961
Median debt: $12,700
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,174
Enrollment: 9,821

M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, MI · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $5,446
Net price (<$30K income): $4,824
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $16,906
Enrollment: 50

St Clair County Community College Port Huron, MI · Public

Avg net price: $5,571
Net price (<$30K income): $3,849
Median debt: $11,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,990
Enrollment: 3,317

Mott Community College Flint, MI · Public

Avg net price: $5,687
Net price (<$30K income): $3,748
Median debt: $13,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,146
Enrollment: 6,718

Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI · Public

Avg net price: $5,777
Net price (<$30K income): $3,590
Median debt: $9,105
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,877
Enrollment: 15,287

Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac, MI · Public

Avg net price: $5,978
Net price (<$30K income): $5,134
Median debt: $10,959
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,204
Enrollment: 2,000

Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI · Public

Avg net price: $6,231
Net price (<$30K income): $5,237
Median debt: $12,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,918
Enrollment: 3,253

Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI · Public

Avg net price: $6,680
Net price (<$30K income): $5,580
Median debt: $9,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,846
Enrollment: 2,937

University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · Public

Avg net price: $7,007
Net price (<$30K income): $1,517
Median debt: $25,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $45,453
Enrollment: 6,529

Montcalm Community College Sidney, MI · Public

Avg net price: $7,280
Net price (<$30K income): $7,280
Median debt: $16,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,490
Enrollment: 1,751

Kirtland Community College Grayling, MI · Public

Avg net price: $7,456
Net price (<$30K income): $7,396
Median debt: $13,067
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,761
Enrollment: 1,905

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · Public	$660	$46	$14,250	$28,100	11,410
2	West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · Public	$1,527	Aid covers full cost	$9,089	$34,841	1,120
3	Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public	$1,618	Aid covers full cost	$6,000	$33,875	16,300
4	Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · Public	$2,260	$1,083	$10,500	$34,749	8,587
5	Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · Public	$2,979	$1,290	$9,699	$33,553	6,334
6	Bay Mills Community College Brimley, MI · Public	$3,073	$1,549	-	$28,213	698
7	Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI · Public	$3,249	$1,940	$13,310	$33,799	11,133
8	Alpena Community College Alpena, MI · Public	$3,320	$590	$9,024	$35,275	1,581
9	Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Baraga, MI · Public	$3,513	$3,248	-	-	243
10	Muskegon Community College Muskegon, MI · Public	$4,005	$3,708	$9,125	$31,662	3,617
11	Delta College University Center, MI · Public	$4,547	$2,819	$10,978	$31,651	8,397
12	Monroe County Community College Monroe, MI · Public	$4,586	$2,974	$12,296	$36,394	2,210
13	Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI · Public	$4,858	$1,924	$17,000	$34,047	4,036
14	Gogebic Community College Ironwood, MI · Public	$5,397	$2,212	$10,925	$32,998	882
15	Lansing Community College Lansing, MI · Public	$5,437	$4,961	$12,700	$35,174	9,821
16	M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, MI · Private for-profit	$5,446	$4,824	-	$16,906	50
17	St Clair County Community College Port Huron, MI · Public	$5,571	$3,849	$11,750	$33,990	3,317
18	Mott Community College Flint, MI · Public	$5,687	$3,748	$13,000	$27,146	6,718
19	Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI · Public	$5,777	$3,590	$9,105	$29,877	15,287
20	Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac, MI · Public	$5,978	$5,134	$10,959	$33,204	2,000
21	Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI · Public	$6,231	$5,237	$12,500	$34,918	3,253
22	Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI · Public	$6,680	$5,580	$9,000	$30,846	2,937
23	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · Public	$7,007	$1,517	$25,000	$45,453	6,529
24	Montcalm Community College Sidney, MI · Public	$7,280	$7,280	$16,500	$32,490	1,751
25	Kirtland Community College Grayling, MI · Public	$7,456	$7,396	$13,067	$31,761	1,905

Showing the 25 cheapest of 138 Scorecard-reporting Michigan schools. The remaining 113 are ranked in the same net-price order but omitted from this HTML table so the page stays crawlable.

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Michigan. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Michigan's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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