Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 10,698 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $40,559 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 45 finishedGraduates here earned $47,486 a year after finishingNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $37,183 a year after finishingNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 46 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $36,797 a year after finishingNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $25,652 a year after finishingNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $45,065 a year after finishingNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 25 finishedGraduates here earned $43,955 a year after finishingNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $37,473 a year after finishingNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $53,081 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $41,917 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $58,419 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,096
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $34,587 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 25 finishedGraduates here earned $42,275 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 5 finishedGraduates here earned $62,069 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $57,477 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 47 finishedGraduates here earned $58,821 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 87 finishedGraduates here earned $72,982 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 58 finishedGraduates here earned $45,799 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $48,498 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (18)
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $47,589
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 45 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 31 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 98 finishedGraduates here earned $43,774 a year afterNationally: $40,381
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 29 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 930 finishedGraduates here earned $38,162 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $41,294
- MusicAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $57,582
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $61,888
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,638
- Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $28,477
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $3,357per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $11,744sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,270Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 13%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 20%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,2636 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $43,74110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $8,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 25%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 27%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Grand Rapids Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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