Lansing Community College

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#5852 / #1541
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Lansing, Michigan, United States

Lansing Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1541
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,100
Graduation rate
24%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
8,207

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Lansing Community College Featured Rankings

About Lansing Community College

According to Wikipedia, Lansing Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1957, the college's main campus is located on an urban, site in downtown Lansing spanning seven city blocks approximately two blocks from the state capitol. A West Campus opened in 2004 in Delta Township, southwest of Lansing. There is also an East Campus located in the Eyde Plaza in East Lansing. The school is the third largest community college in Michigan by enrollment, with a fall 2013 enrollment of 18,551, a decrease from 20,394 in 2008.

Lansing Community College's Online Degrees

Undergraduate Certificate-Certificate of Achievement in E-Business
  • Required Credits: 32-36
  • Format: Fully online
AS in E-Business
  • Required Credits: 63-65
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate-Certificate of Completion in Computer Programmer/Analyst
  • Required Credits: 19
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate-Certificate of Completion in Microsoft Office Specialist
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate-Certificate of Completion in Computer Technology Basics
  • Required Credits: 22-23
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate-Certificate of Completion in Correctional Officer
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate-Certificate of Completion in Spanish Studies
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Sociology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 60-61
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online

Lansing Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
70%24%

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 Lansing Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,100

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 Lansing Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Lansing Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,318 a year, and 85% 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.

Lansing Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
13,04513,045

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Lansing Community College?

Lansing Community College is located at 610 N Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933.

How Safe is Lansing Community College?

Relative to its enrollment, Lansing Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. 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).

What Is Lansing Community College Known For?

Lansing Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Lansing Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Lansing 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

Political Science
#3805
World Rank
#3814
Historical Rank
#876
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #876 in the U.S. and #3805 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1851
World Rank
#1856
Historical Rank
#967
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #967 in the U.S. and #1851 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Computer Science
#4672
World Rank
#4678
Historical Rank
#1069
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #1069 in the U.S. and #4672 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
History
#5449
World Rank
#5457
Historical Rank
#1689
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #1689 in the U.S. and #5449 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Medical
#5998
World Rank
#5999
Historical Rank
#1743
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #1743 in the U.S. and #5998 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Nursing
#4462
World Rank
#4462
Historical Rank
#1766
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #1766 in the U.S. and #4462 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#7168
World Rank
#7170
Historical Rank
#1883
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #1883 in the U.S. and #7168 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Biology
#7659
World Rank
#7673
Historical Rank
#1901
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #1901 in the U.S. and #7659 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Sociology
#5793
World Rank
#5796
Historical Rank
#1971
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #1971 in the U.S. and #5793 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Business
#7335
World Rank
#7336
Historical Rank
#2035
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2035 in the U.S. and #7335 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Philosophy
#6887
World Rank
#6921
Historical Rank
#2038
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2038 in the U.S. and #6887 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Economics
#8535
World Rank
#8537
Historical Rank
#2039
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2039 in the U.S. and #8535 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Communications
#7792
World Rank
#7811
Historical Rank
#2092
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2092 in the U.S. and #7792 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Engineering
#10285
World Rank
#10291
Historical Rank
#2297
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2297 in the U.S. and #10285 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Psychology
#7536
World Rank
#7543
Historical Rank
#2843
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2843 in the U.S. and #7536 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Mathematics
#9870
World Rank
#9886
Historical Rank
#2884
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2884 in the U.S. and #9870 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Religious Studies
#12568
World Rank
#12586
Historical Rank
#2962
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #2962 in the U.S. and #12568 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Literature
#12261
World Rank
#12281
Historical Rank
#3556
USA Rank

Lansing Community College ranks #3556 in the U.S. and #12261 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees

Who Are Lansing Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann
An American political commentator .