Start here, go anywhere
Spend your first two years at Lake Michigan College, then transfer to major Michigan universities and more for a bachelor's degree that costs a fraction of the price.
A bachelor's degree is one of the best investments you can make. It shouldn't come with decades of debt. At Lake Michigan College, you complete your first two years in a supportive environment with smaller classes and other major benefits, at a fraction of university tuition. Then you transfer to finish your bachelor's degree at a four-year school. Your diploma carries the university's name, the same as students who started there. The difference is what you paid to get it.
Why start at LMC?
- Half the cost. Complete your first two years for a fraction of what universities charge.
- Guaranteed transfer. Transfer agreements with major Michigan universities and more mean your path is planned from day one.
- No wasted credits. Dedicated transfer advisors map your courses to your future school and major.
- Smaller classes. Get to know your instructors, and let them get to know you.
- Classes that fit your life. Day, evening, hybrid, and online options.
How it works
- Meet with an advisor. Talk about your goals, your intended major, and where you want to transfer.
- Start at LMC. Begin popular transfer programs like Business, Math, and Sociology, with a course plan built around your destination school.
- Transfer and finish. Move on to your four-year university with your credits in hand and complete your bachelor's degree.
LMC's Academic Advisors can help you make sure that all your hard work here will get you credit at your new college or university. Make an appointment and go over your plan with an advisor.
The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) facilitates the transfer of students from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities in Michigan. See more information in our catalog by clicking here.
Transfer Articulation Agreements
Lake Michigan College has the following transfer articulation agreements in place with the universities listed below.
- Andrews Univeristy - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Arizona State University
- Davenport University - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Ferris State University
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (Wine & Viticulture Technology)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Grand Valley State University
- Indiana Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Science in: Business Administration, Communication, Criminal Justice, Information Systems, Cybersecurity and Network Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in: Business Administration, Communication, Criminal Justice, Information Systems, Cybersecurity and Network Engineering
- Siena Heights University – Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Western Michigan University -
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
- Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Elementary Education (K-5; ZS Endorsement); Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (K-8)
- University of Michigan - Flint -
- Bachelor of Science- Nursing (RN to BSN)
- Bachelor of Science- Nursing (RN to BSN)
On-Campus Transfer Partnership - Siena Heights University
Transfer to colleges and universities across Michigan
MiTransfer Pathways is a statewide initiative that provides general guidance about transferring courses in specific academic programs to participating colleges and universities in Michigan. MiTransfer Pathways will allow LMC students in specific areas of study the opportunity to become aware of and complete commonly required courses for their area of study that could contribute toward their bachelor’s degree.
MiTransfer Pathway Courses
Faculty from across Michigan in each of the MiTransfer Pathways identified courses that commonly meet requirements of the bachelor’s degree programs at participating 4-year institutions—and that a student could take at a community college then transfer to a participating four-year institution. These are called “MiTransfer Pathway Courses.”
The MiTransfer Pathway Courses for each MiTransfer Pathway are listed below under each MiTransfer Pathway heading.
Participating Institutions and Exceptions
Participating 4-year institutions are those institutions that have signed on to a MiTransfer Pathway Agreement, agreeing to award equivalent credit for the MiTransfer Pathways Courses identified (if grade requirements for that institution are met), and apply the courses to the specific bachelor’s degree requirements associated with the MiTransfer Pathway—unless otherwise noted by an exception in the specific MiTransfer Pathway Agreement.
There are different participating institutions for each of the MiTransfer Pathways based on area of study. Institutions may be part of one MiTransfer Pathway, but not another.
See each MiTransfer Pathway noted below for participating institutions, the agreement, and any course exceptions.
The MiTransfer Pathways and Courses provide general guidance for participating institutions—however, you should always research, and contact, the 4-year institution you plan to attend to obtain detailed information about transfer requirements, if the institution you plan to attend participates in the MiTransfer Pathway you are interested in following, and how the MiTransfer Pathway Courses are accepted and applied.
LMC Degree Completion & Graduation
You may take MiTransfer Pathway Courses as part of the LMC major associated with your area of study. Please see the Academic Programs in the College Catalog for the various majors and their requirements.
There may be additional LMC courses you could take at LMC that transfer and meet requirements depending on the institution to which you are transferring.
LMC advisors are available to help you navigate transfer resources and create an individualized transfer plan, including selection of courses, that meets all LMC and transfer institution requirements.
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