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Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Grand Rapids, MI. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $11,859 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 11,803 and it offers 37 programs(4 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Grand Rapids Community College is $11,859 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Grand Rapids Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
68% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,420 (exclude student loans).
Grand Rapids CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$11,859
Average Financial Amount$3,420

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Grand Rapids Community College offers 37 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,695 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Grand Rapids Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate10145
2 Years Certificate272252
Total3731,695

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 45 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 252 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,398 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician✕3-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕6-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Corrections✕11-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕7-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant✕0-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist✕0-
Metal Fabricator✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)✕0-
Business [+] ✔ 9 completers-
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations✔9-
Total45
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕8-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕16$24,900
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕14-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 51 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕4-
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician✕9-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕4-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)✕23-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕11-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Chemical Technology/Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 38 completers$27,700
Corrections✕0-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕38-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕0-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕9-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕8-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕10-
Welding Technology/Welder✕10-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 64 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕15$34,600
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician✔3-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕8-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕38-
Business [+] ✔ 21 completers-
Retail Management✔13-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕7-
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management✕1-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0-
Total252
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Architecture✕0-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕5-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕5-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 49 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕12-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✔16-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕13-
Computer Support Specialist✕8-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕28-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 65 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕8-
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician✕14-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician✕5-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Quality Control Technology/Technician✕10-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕27-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕32-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (1 completers) 772 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕542-
General Studies✔230-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Chemical Technology/Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Corrections✕3-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕29-
Juvenile Corrections✕6-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕9-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕5-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕9-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕14-
Welding Technology/Welder✕18-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Interior Design✕0-
Photography✕3-
Art/Art Studies✕3-
Fine/Studio Arts✕18-
Music✕7-
Music Performance✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 182 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕15-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕34-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕44-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕21-
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician✔0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕68-
Business [+] ✕ 133 completers-
Business/Commerce✕73-
Business Administration and Management✕15-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕28-
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary✕0-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕17-
Total1,398

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 11,803 students are attending at Grand Rapids Community College. There are 211 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 440 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 635 (full-time) and 449 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Grand Rapids Community College is 18% and transfer-out rate is 20%. The retention rate is 56% at the school.
Grand Rapids CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population11,803
Graduation Rate18%
Number of Faculty651
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1

Student Population at Grand Rapids CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 12,642 students enrolled into Grand Rapids Community College. By gender, 5,347 male and 7,295 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Grand Rapids Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Grand Rapids Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,6425,3477,295
Full-time3,5541,6341,920
Part-tme9,0883,7135,375
There are 7,767 White (61.44%), 1,224 Black/African American (9.68%), 1,861 Hispanic (14.72%), 482 Asian (3.81%), and 3,158 students with other races attending Grand Rapids Community College.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Grand Rapids Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,6425,3477,295
American Indian/Native American612338
Asian482217265
Black/African American1,224421803
Hispanic1,8616981,163
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1165
White7,7673,4654,302
Two More380147233
Un-Known856370486
Non-resident Alien000
Grand Rapids Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
5,080 students (40.18% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 4,279 students (33.85% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Grand Rapids Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Grand Rapids Community College
Number of Students
Total12,642
Enrolled Online Exclusively5,080
Enrolled Some Online Courses4,279
Not in Online Courses3,283
By age range, at Grand Rapids Community College, 4,496 students are aged 20 to 24 (35.56% of total students), 3,792 students are aged below 20 (30.00%), 262 students are aged above 50 (3.99%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Grand Rapids Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,6425,3477,295
Under 18833294539
Age 18-192,9591,2391,720
Age 20-212,5851,1691,416
Age 22-241,9118111,100
Age 25-291,662713949
Age 30-341,063449614
Age 35-39683294389
Age 40-49670271399
Age 50-64252103149
Over 641037
Age Un-Known14113

Directory and Accreditation Information

Grand Rapids Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1917 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Grand Rapids Community College.
143 Bostwick Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI
616-234-4000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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