Economic Impact Report
Economic Impact Report
ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp creates a significant positive impact on the business communities in Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties, where we generate a return on investment to our major stakeholder groups — students, taxpayers and society.
In the analysis year, fiscal year (FY) 2018-19, ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp served approximately 3,389 credit and 886 non-credit students.
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Report Results
This study, conducted by EMSI, uses a two-pronged approach that involves an economic impact analysis and an investment analysis and calculates the benefits received by each of these groups.
Economic Impact Analysis
Impacts on the Four-County Region economy are reported in the economic impact analysis and are measured in terms of added income.
IMPACT | ADDED INCOME | JOBS SUPPORTED |
Operations Spending Impact | $11.8 million | 326 |
Construction Spending Impact | $139 thousand | 52 |
Student Spending Impact | $685 thousand | 15 |
Alumni Impact | $61.6 million | 1,031 |
TOTAL IMPACT | $74.2 million | 1,376 |
ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp adds economic value to the Four-County Region as an employer of regional residents and a large-scale buyer of goods and services. In FY 2018-19, the college employed 311 full-time and part-time faculty and staff, 89% of whom lived in the Four-County Region. Total payroll at ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp was $10.9 million, much of which was spent in the region for groceries, mortgage and rent payments, dining out, and other household expenses. In addition, the college spent $6.7 million on day-to-day expenses related to facilities, supplies, and professional services.
Investment Analysis
The returns on investment to students, taxpayers, and society in Michigan are reported under the investment analysis.
PERSPECTIVE |
BENEFIT-COST RATIO |
RATE OF RETURN |
Student | 4.1 | 17.7% |
Taxpayer | 1.8 | 5.5% |
Social | 7.0 | N/A |
- 17.7% - Average annual return for ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp students
- 9.9% - Stock market 30 year average annual return
- 0.8% - Interest earned on savings account (National Rate Cap)
For every dollar of public money invested in ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp in FY 2018-19, taxpayers will receive a cumulative value of $1.80 over the course of the students’ working lives.
- ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp generates more in tax revenue than it takes.
- Benefits to taxpayers also consists of savings generated by the improved lifestyles of ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp students and the corresponding reduced government services. Education is statistically correlated with a variety of lifestyle changes in the categories of: 1) healthcare, 2) crime, and 3) income assistance.
- Altogether, the present value of the benefits associated with an ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp education will
generate $1.4 million
in savings to state and local taxpayers.
For every dollar invested in ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp, people in Michigan will receive a cumulative value of $7.00 in benefits.
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Society benefits from an increased economic base in the state. This is attributed to higher student earnings and increased business output, which raise economic prosperity in Michigan.
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Benefits to society also consist of the savings generated by the improved lifestylesof ÌÀÍ·Ìõapp students.