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Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Public community college

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21%completion rate · Michigan avg 57%
$9,000median debt of graduates
$35,623median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$38,377median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy | Higher Learning Commission | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 143 Bostwick Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 · Phone: (616) 234-4000 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, since lifted — Aug 2024 · Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality · American Occupational Therapy Association; Dec 2024 · Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Grand Rapids Communit… Grand Rapids Communit…: 21.1% 21.1% Michigan average Michigan average: 56.9% 56.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Chefs and head cooks$42,170$60,070$74,090
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$56,160$65,460$73,880
Medical assistants$35,000$39,870$46,020
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$39,090$49,990$59,190
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$36,110$54,120$67,100
Electricians$42,980$76,270$92,300
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$40,210$60,850$77,780
Dental assistants$37,110$48,820$56,940
Dental hygienists$77,230$83,790$93,310
Construction laborers$37,220$49,590$61,730
Radiologic technologists and technicians$55,450$76,420$81,700
Machinists$38,370$52,360$62,300

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Michigan (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 51 $41,438 $37,671 $9,407
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 35 $31,348 not reported $6,460
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 32 not reported $27,048 not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 30 $43,232 $39,369 $14,957
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 28 $26,546 $26,997 $12,319
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 26 $23,727 $25,967 $6,460
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 24 $34,519 $29,995 $4,240
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 22 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 300–899 hours 20 $22,541 $15,552 $6,460
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 20 not reported $38,289 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 18 $27,946 $32,162 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 16 $35,723 $41,025 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 15 $26,590 $20,140 $7,705
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate degree 14 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 11 $43,232 $39,369 $14,957
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 11 $44,742 not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $26,590 $20,140 $7,705
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 8 $26,590 $20,140 $7,705
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 8 $44,742 not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 8 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 6 $34,519 $29,995 $4,240
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 6 $23,727 $25,967 $6,460
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 3 $34,519 $29,995 $4,240
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 3 $34,519 $29,995 $4,240
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 $34,519 $29,995 $4,240

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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