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A college town · College Scorecard

Union is home to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College has about 145 students on campus, and 24% of Union’s residents are enrolled in college. 5 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting · 1 career school
Students on campus
145
1 for every 82 residents
Residents in college
24%
Above MI (6%)
Net price
$12k
a year after aid

What stands out about college in Union

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A true college town24% of Union’s residents are enrolled in college, against 6% statewide.A community college startSaginaw Chippewa Tribal College is Union’s community college: about $11,949 a year after aid.A small-college townSaginaw Chippewa Tribal College has about 145 students on campus.
★ What stands out · Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Union

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

24 of every 100 Union residents are in college (MI: 6).

145students on campus · 11,823 residents
24.6median age · MI 40.2
61%of homes rented · MI 27%
$896median rent · 21% below the state
Housing$408K typical homeSafetyCrime reported to policeHealthHealth Grade C+Climate15° January low · 83° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call
What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $30–48k, where Union’s median household income ($44K) falls.

Mid Michigan College27.4 mi · Hatton · sticker $17,703 $5,730a year
Central Michigan University2.4 mi · Mount Pleasant · sticker $30,681 $12,139a year
Alma College15.3 mi · Alma · sticker $63,650 $18,009a year
Northwood University27.3 mi · Midland · sticker $48,780 $25,913a year
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeIn Union · sticker $19,424 —a year
Montcalm Community College26.4 mi · Sidney · sticker $12,702 —a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Every college

The college in Union

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College campus · Directions

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeCommunity college · Public · 145 on campus Openadmitted$12knet price33%graduate—earnings

Also in Union: Protege Academy (career schools, online-only programs or campuses too small for their own page).

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Union’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Central Michigan UniversityAlma CollegeMontcalm Community College
Central Michigan University59% graduate$56k earnings$27k typical debt
Alma College63% graduate$55k earnings$27k typical debt
Montcalm Community College31% graduate$35k earnings$17k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Union

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Area & ethnic studies 44%Liberal arts 33%Business 17%Interdisciplinary 6%

Biggest programs

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies4 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities2 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Biological and Physical Sciences2 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations2 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Within reach

More colleges near Union

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Union, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Montcalm Community College Alma College Northwood University Mid Michigan College Union
University or collegeCommunity college
Central Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Mount Pleasant
2.4 mi11,231 students
Alma CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Alma
15.3 mi1,273 students
Montcalm Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sidney
26.4 mi1,229 students
Northwood UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Midland
27.3 mi1,331 students
Mid Michigan CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hatton
27.4 mi2,411 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Union. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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