Lake Michigan College has been ranked the 13th best community college in the country by financial advisory firm SmartAsset.

In its 2025 Best Community Colleges report , the company placed LMC at the top of all community colleges in Michigan for the second year in a row. Nationally, LMC ranked 28th last year.

College Vice President of Enrollment, Marketing, and Governmental Relations Al Pscholka tells us the report is based off three factors, including cost.

“O f course, we’ve always kept our tuition low,” Pscholka said. “T he student -teacher ratio, which we think is really important. You get individualized attention here. It’s 13 students per one faculty member, and half of our faculty have PhDs, so they

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