Bay Mills Community College
12214 W. Lakeshore Drive
Brimley, MI 49715

As the state's first fully accredited tribal college, Bay Mills Community College serves the now twelve federally recognized tribes of Michigan. In addition to the Bay Mill Indian Community, Bay Mills Community College has been working with all of the federally recognized tribes of the state with the goal of setting up academic programs.

Although the tribal college specializes in programs for American Indians, who represent approximately 60 percent of the annual student enrollment, its doors are open to all people who want to benefit from the educational process. Bay Mills Community College, which is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, is dedicated to providing academic and personal enrichment programs to Native Americans and residents of their neighboring communities.

The tribal college began as a vocational program in response to the economic development needs of seven Native American communities, which were initially served by the program funded in 1981 by Department of Education. In 1984 Bay Mills Community College was chartered by the Bay Mills Indian Community under the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges Act. Since its establishment in 1981 with an enrollment of eleven students, the college has grown to currently serve over seven hundred students on campus, off campus sites, and through its virtual campus, each year.

Quick Facts:

• Bay Mills Community College is Michigan's first fully accredited Tribal College and was designated as a Land Grant Institution by the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994.


• Bay Mills Community College exists to provide an education that supports and maintains the Anishinaabek culture and language.


• Bay Mills Community College is situated on the southeastern shore of Lake Superior, on the Bay Mills Indian Reservation, which is located in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula.


• Bay Mills Community College grants the following degrees: Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Associate of Arts (AA), and Associate of Science (AS) in a variety of areas.