unitid 172635 · Detroit, MI · public 2-year · city (large)
Wayne County Community College District
- enrollment 2023
- 18,704
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
7,423
86th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
32%
undergrads on Pell grants
55th pctl among public 2-years
completion
22%
finish within 150% time
9th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,401
55th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,656
after aid, aided students
49th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$29,079
after entry, Title IV students
3rd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$12,062
82nd 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 $7,641 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
- 0-30k78%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k6%
- 75-110k2%
- 110k+1%
- Median family income
- $10,130
- First-generation students
- 54%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,112
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× 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. | 1,143 | $38,337 | $17,154 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 289 | — | — |
| Ground Transportation. | 201 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 59 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 57 | $76,445 | $24,487 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 49 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 48 | $32,126 | — |
| Computer Programming. | 43 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 28 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 26 | — | — |
| Security Science and Technology. | 23 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 23 | — | — |
— 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.