operations relocated to Auburn Hills, Michigan. In turn, the Auburn Hills campus was closed in early 2023 with the move to the new, purpose-built facility in downtown Royal Oak.
In 2022, a ProPublica and Detroit Free Press investigation titled "The Nonprofit College That Spends More on Marketing Than Financial Aid" highlighted its low graduation rate and high student debt rate compared to comparable institutions, as well as its unconventional management structure. That month, Baker College threatened legal action against a former faculty member relating to a non-disparagement clause included in a settlement with Baker. Three years later, the U.S. Department of Education fined the institution $2.5 million for allegedly misrepresenting its career outcomes over the course of several years.
== Campuses ==
Baker College has primarily grown through two methods: establishing new campuses and purchasing and rebranding existing small schools (for example, their Auburn Hills campus was once the Pontiac School of Business). …
