Welcome to Alpena Community College, where you can discover the value of higher education and training within your own community.

Whether you are:

• still in high school or just out of high school
• unable to find work without further education
• tired of working dead-end jobs and seeking a real career
• ready to train for the next step in a flourishing career
• eager to return to school after raising children
• searching for custom training for your employees
• laid off and looking for work in an emerging industry
• retired and itching to try a new career
• in love with knowledge for its own sake
• ready for non-credit leisure and personal interest classes

you will find a positive environment for learning at ACC. Our faculty and staff bring energy, qualifications, can-do attitude, experience, and inventiveness to the project of your success, whatever your educational goal. On a regular basis former students who have continued their education elsewhere tell us that the best instruction they ever received was at ACC.

Tuition and fees at ACC are only about one-third of that borne by students at public universities. Over the last three years ACC tuition increases have been in the 4-5% range, while public university increases have been in the 12-19% range. We do our best to keep the cost of education low while maintaining high-quality services. In addition, multiple forms of financial aid are accessible with the help of our friendly and capable staff. The low cost of living in Alpena and the opportunity to stay with family are also worth mentioning.

ACC’s value really shines when a person realizes the long-range benefits of higher education. Lifetime earnings for associate degree holders average $500,000 more than those of high school graduates; for holders of bachelor’s degrees, the average is $1 million more.

Finally, it is well documented that college-educated people are more likely to remain employed and less likely to need public assistance, are more likely to remain fit and healthy and less likely to abuse alcohol and other substances, and are less likely to commit crimes.

Supported by these components of the value proposition, we stand on solid ground when we say: “Discover the value of an ACC education.”

Sincerely,

Olin H. Joynton
President

Please feel free to contact me regarding these and other campus- or education-related topics at joyntono@alpenacc.edu.