Kirtland Community College
Kirtland Community College at a Glance
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About Kirtland Community College
According to Wikipedia, Kirtland Community College is a public community college in Grayling, Michigan. History Kirtland was founded in 1966 when six local school districts, Crawford-AuSable, Fairview Area, Gerrish-Higgins, Houghton Lake Mio-AuSable, and West Branch-Rose City, voted to create Kirtland Community College under the provisions of Michigan's Public Act 188 of 1955, it is the state's largest community college district geographically, totaling 2,500 square miles and consisting of all or part of nine counties. Ogemaw, Oscoda, Roscommon, and Crawford counties, as well as areas of five other counties, are serviced by Kirtland. Approximately 65,000 people reside within the district. Kirtland opened the doors of its five portable classrooms in 1968 with 160 students. The college is named after the Kirtland's warbler.
Kirtland Community College's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate in Business Office Specialist
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Billing And Coding
- Format: Fully online
Kirtland Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 61% | 32% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Kirtland Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,370 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $5,040 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,600 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,531 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,407 |
| 110K+ | $8,466 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Kirtland Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Kirtland Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,672 a year, and 84% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Kirtland Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 2,132 | 2,132 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Kirtland Community College?
Kirtland Community College is located at 4800 W 4 Mile Road, Grayling, MI 49738.
How Safe is Kirtland Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Kirtland Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Kirtland Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Grayling has a violent crime rate of 0.10% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Kirtland Community College Known For?
Kirtland Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Kirtland Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Kirtland Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Kirtland Community College ranks #1862 in the U.S. and #6404 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesKirtland Community College ranks #2718 in the U.S. and #5649 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice Degrees