College-Going Behavior
Many of our area high school graduates go onto college, with a sizable portion of them attending North Central.
2016 graduates
The graph below summarizes college-going behavior of 2016 area high school graduates.
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Of the college-bound students in our area, 25% chose to attend North Central.
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Approximately 66% of Petoskey High School graduates attended college in Fall 2016, with 37% attending North Central.
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Overall, 73% of CharEm area graduates attended college in Fall 2016, with 25% attending North Central.
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The percentage values for the CharEm area are based on lists of juniors provided by ACT and may not be complete, as not all students elect to release their information.
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The percentages for Petoskey High School are based on a list of actual June 2016 graduates, which is complete.
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All college-going percentages are based on information from the National Student Clearinghouse.
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Considering the entire area north of Traverse City, including the Eastern Upper Peninsula, we see that 2016 high school graduates attended approximately 85 different public and private colleges in 20 different states.
most popular college choices
The most popular choices include mostly Michigan public colleges and universities, and are shown below in descending order of choice.
North Central Michigan College |
Central Michigan University |
Lake Superior State University |
Grand Valley State University |
Northwestern Michigan College |
Michigan State University |
Northern Michigan University |
University of Michigan |
Ferris State University |
Michigan Technological University |
Saginaw Valley State University |
Bay Mills Community College |
Alma College |
Lansing Community College |
Baker College - Flint |