The Muskegon Community College administration is recommending to the Board of Trustees that the College freeze its 2021-22 academic year tuition at this year’s rates.
The Board of Trustees will consider the proposal at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting, which is being held online on Wednesday, March 17.
“The negative impact of COVID-19 continues to impact our students and their families in unprecedented ways,” explained MCC President Dale K. Nesbary. “Our students and their families are struggling. We intend for this action to bring a bit of good news when it is needed most. We will continue to offer a broad array of financial aid and scholarships to support our students. “
The current MCC tuition rates are $121.50 per credit hour for in-district students and $227 for out-of-district students. MCC will not be increasing its mandatory technology or infrastructure fees in 2021-22. MCC has the third lowest tuition rate among its cohort of seven Michigan community colleges.
Presently, about 80 percent of courses are being offered online at MCC, with 86 percent of students this semester taking at least one online course. MCC’s current plans are to offer 50 percent or more of its courses in person during the Fall 2021 semester
“While we will phase in more on-campus classes this fall, we will continue our robust array of remote coursework, including online and hybrid courses, to enhance safety and maximize offerings,” explained Nesbary.
“MCC’s nursing program was recently named the best in the nation among community colleges by intellegent.com while the College itself ranked 19th among the 1,187 community colleges in the United States,” he added. “This further cements MCC’s longstanding reputation as a high-quality provider of higher education. We are working diligently to serve our community during these stressful times.”
Nesbary said MCC has been helped in its efforts by two recent state initiatives – Futures for Frontliners aimed at helping frontline workers attain their first degree or certificate and Michigan Reconnect focused on supporting Michiganders 25 years of age and over to reach the same goal.