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Statement · Scottville, MI

West Shore Community College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid −$42 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $10,637.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $36,115 ten years after entering, the 31st percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 27% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
1,278

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $10,637 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between −$42 and $5,433 a year depending on income at West Shore Community College.

Statement of cost · West Shore Community College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$10,637
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
−$42
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$1,527
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,470

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: −$42; $30–48k: $822; $48–75k: $2,665; $75–110k: $5,433; over $110k: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k−$42
$30k–$48k$822
$48k–$75k$2,665
$75k–$110k$5,433
Over $110knot reported

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

A negative figure is reported as is: on average, grants and aid exceeded the listed cost.

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $36,115; the median graduate who borrowed owes $9,089.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$34,841
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$34,684
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
31st percentile among public 2-years
$36,115
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
31st percentile among public 2-years
$9,089
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $34,841; 8 yrs after entry: $34,684; 10 yrs after entry: $36,115. Median graduate debt: $9,089. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $9,089.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$34,841
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$34,684
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$36,115
Median graduate debt$9,089

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at West Shore Community College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree63$39,042$9,387
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree28$62,104$26,561
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20$76,254$16,250
Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree9not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree7not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree7not reportednot reported
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma7not reportednot reported
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate's Degree6not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma4not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree4not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma3not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma3not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree3not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma2not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree2not reportednot reported
Agricultural and Food Products ProcessingAssociate's Degree1not reportednot reported
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree1not reportednot reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree1not reportednot reported
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

West Shore Community College: 782 undergraduates; 30% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

782

21st percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

30%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

50th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

27%

finish within 150% of normal time

17th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

43%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$22,000

47th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k49%
  • $30k–$48k25%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k49%
$30k–$48k25%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.