COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing associate's degree at Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor, MI · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.
Review the available cost, debt and earnings figures below before deciding.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$32,989Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$6,680
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$16,423
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGSNot available
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$174/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Registered Nurse (RN) (Associate)
- Reported price
- $15,887
- Completion
- 100.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 74.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $10,453
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$6,680Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,917Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE21.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$174
68borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
Not available vs. $80,813
The like-for-like difference is unavailable.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,870 median wageMI estimate · 1,740 jobs · 25-1072$52,460–$102,780 middle 50% of MI wages+17.1% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRegistered Nurses$94,300 median wageMI estimate · 104,950 jobs · 29-1141$82,080–$103,450 middle 50% of MI wages+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 180,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Practitioners$131,450 median wageMI estimate · 8,290 jobs · 29-1171$117,990–$140,850 middle 50% of MI wages+41.0% projected U.S. growth · 29,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMedical and Health Services Managers$107,570 median wageMI estimate · 16,060 jobs · 11-9111$84,090–$139,450 middle 50% of MI wages+24.2% projected U.S. growth · 62,300 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeNurse Anesthetists$247,010 median wageMI estimate · 2,300 jobs · 29-1151$228,810–$269,110 middle 50% of MI wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 2,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeNurse Midwives$125,140 median wageMI estimate · 430 jobs · 29-1161$113,840–$135,730 middle 50% of MI wages+11.5% projected U.S. growth · 400 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Macomb Community College
$5,673 less debt · $5,062 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $80,832
- Debt
- $10,750
- Annual net price
- $1,618
Oakland Community College
$413 less debt · $903 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $79,621
- Debt
- $16,010
- Annual net price
- $5,777
Schoolcraft Community College District
$4,420 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $85,989
- Debt
- $26,676
- Annual net price
- $2,260
Southwestern Michigan College
$702 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $83,660
- Debt
- $22,254
- Annual net price
- $5,978
DATA QUALITY
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31 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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