unitid 170055 · Grand Rapids, MI · public 2-year · city (midsize)
Grand Rapids Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 17,294
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
10,698
93rd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
29%
undergrads on Pell grants
45th pctl among public 2-years
completion
21%
finish within 150% time
8th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,658
58th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$8,621
after aid, aided students
58th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,377
after entry, Title IV students
48th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$9,000
29th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,373 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k37%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110k14%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $29,713
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,179
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 731 | $41,407 | $13,644 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 93 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 90 | $70,523 | $19,991 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 51 | $55,029 | $13,413 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 43 | $50,096 | $12,750 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 41 | $46,454 | $17,500 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 40 | — | $11,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 40 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 38 | $40,830 | $4,540 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 35 | $48,229 | $6,707 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 33 | — | $12,125 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 32 | $43,271 | $6,460 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.