Traverse City, Michigan · Public
Marine Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 161 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.7% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~161
- Schools with reported signal
- 12
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 24.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $6,231/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $24,924
- Median debt
- $12,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $38,167/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 12 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,611 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($26,830 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 17% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Cal Poly Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA · 28.3% reported share · $20,555 net A SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY · 32.6% reported share · $22,367 net A Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA · 0.4% reported share · $11,315 net B 
Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME · 28.6% reported share · $23,414 net B 
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA · 13.4% reported share · $21,582 net B 
Clatsop Community College Astoria, OR · 1.0% reported share · $10,548 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Marine Transportation accounts for 5.7% of reported programs at Northwestern Michigan College, which is bigger than 42% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 161 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwestern Michigan College's average net price is $6,231 per year, about $24,924 over four years. That is $8,611 below the $14,842 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $38,167 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $26,830 below the $64,997 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northwestern Michigan College #2 of 12 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.