Grand Rapids Community College Trade Programs

Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Grand Rapids Community College?

Contact details for Grand Rapids Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	143 Bostwick Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3295
Phone:	616-234-4000
Website:	www.grcc.edu

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Can I Afford Grand Rapids Community College?

In a recent term, part-time Grand Rapids Community College students paid $253 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $380 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,590	$11,400
Fees	$459	$459
Books and Supplies	$616	$616

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Grand Rapids Community College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $3,709 a year. That adds up to $14,836 over four years for those students.

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Grand Rapids Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,107 undergraduate students at Grand Rapids Community College, with 3,625 being full-time and 8,482 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,625 full-time undergraduates at Grand Rapids Community College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grand Rapids Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	148
Black or African American	286
Hispanic or Latino	410
White	2,314
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	423

Over 32 countries are represented at Grand Rapids Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Grand Rapids Community College

In 2022-2023, 7,402 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Grand Rapids Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Grand Rapids Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	54	54
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	0	28	21	49
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	0	33	14	47
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	13	15	28
Other Industrial Production Technologies	0	0	27	27
Occupational Therapist Assistant	0	22	0	22
Automation Engineer Technology	0	10	10	20
Radiologic Technology	0	20	0	20
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	7	13	20
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	0	12	8	20
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	0	12	7	19
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	15	0	15
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	0	6	6	12
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	10	10
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	6	2	8
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	0	0	8	8
Welding Technology/Welder	0	5	3	8
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology	1	4	0	5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	0	4	0	4
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	0	0	4	4
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	3	0	0	3
Quality Control Technology	0	2	0	2
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	2	0	0	2
Metal Fabricator	2	0	0	2
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	0	1	1
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	0	0	0	0
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	0	0	0	0
Surgical Technology	0	0	0	0
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	0	0	0	0
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	8	199	203	410

Grand Rapids Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Grand Rapids Community College awarded 1,077 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	22	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	24	0
Culinary Arts	0	26	33	0
Dental Support Services	0	15	28	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	21	28	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	10	10	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	2	6	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	3	0	0	0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	0	13	7	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	0	8	12	0
Industrial Production Technology	1	28	4	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	10	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	54	0	0
Precision Metal Working	4	10	17	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	2	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	6	6	0
Total	24	530	523	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.