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Nursing at Lake Michigan College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Lake Michigan College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lake Michigan College sits in Benton Harbor, MI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 40 nursing degrees were awarded at Lake Michigan College.

Studying Online at Lake Michigan College

Online coursework is an option at Lake Michigan College. Among 2,937 students, 556 (19%) studied exclusively online and 1,983 (68%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Lake Michigan College

Use these rankings to compare Lake Michigan College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Michigan	#26 of 55
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#30 of 55
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#108 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#149 of 310
Best Value	Nationwide	#807 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1068 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Lake Michigan College

Those who finish Lake Michigan College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$55,351
2 years	$55,964
3 years	$49,583
4 years	$63,623
5 years	$75,725

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Lake Michigan College take home a median $63,623, compared with $46,510 for all Lake Michigan College graduates — about 37% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Lake Michigan College comes in at $16,423.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Nursing graduates at Lake Michigan College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Lake Michigan College are 90% women (36) and 10% men (4).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Lake Michigan College

Of the 40 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Lake Michigan College, 90% were women (36) and 10% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Lake Michigan College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 30% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Lake Michigan College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Lake Michigan College

This Nursing program at Lake Michigan College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	40

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Lake Michigan College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.