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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Mount Pleasant, MI · Town · 164 students
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$11,949
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
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Graduation rate
19% typical
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Earnings 10 years on
$25,292 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
94% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (SCTC) in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, is an accredited tribal land-grant institution best known for integrating Anishinaabe culture, language, and heritage into a highly supportive academic environment. The college offers strong associate degree programs in Business, Science, and Liberal Arts, which are designed to facilitate seamless transfers to four-year institutions or immediate career placement. Students enjoy an intimate, family-like campus culture characterized by small class sizes, personalized faculty mentorship, and a community-centered environment rooted in the Seven Grandfather Teachings. What sets SCTC apart is its profound dedication to cultural preservation—including dedicated Ojibwe language (Anishinaabemowin) instruction—combined with some of the most affordable tuition rates in the state, making it an accessible and culturally enriching choice for prospective students.


Wikipedia:Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (SCTC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. The college was established in 1998 by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Committee.

Location
Mount Pleasant, MI, 48858 · Town campus
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Nearest airport from college
DTW · Detroit
119 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$2,730$2,730
Books & supplies$340$340
Cost of attendance$19,424$19,424 est.
Average net price$11,949Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$2,730
Books & supplies$340
Cost of attendance$19,424 est.
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $11,949
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
Outcomes
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
24% graduated · 21% transferred · 56% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$27,389
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 46%Women 54%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell grant
42%
First-gen
58%
Family income
$11,292
Independent
72%
Age at entry
29.0
Part-time
76%
Race & ethnicity
White
15%
Hispanic
3%
Black
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
AI/AN
75%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$128,220
Full-time faculty
29%
Faculty salary
$6,220/mo
Teaching spend
$5,006
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Tribal college
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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