Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Public

Of 25 assessed programs, 24 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 43 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,373
$30k to $48k	$7,292
$48k to $75k	$8,362
$75k to $110k	$11,582
$110k and up	$14,013
All families (average)	$8,621

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

25 of 68 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Michigan high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$46,615	+$11,806	clears the bar	$9,000	0.8 yrs	661
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,096	+$39,287	clears the bar	$14,277	0.4 yrs	91
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,559	+$32,750	clears the bar	$9,000	0.3 yrs	68
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,480	+$16,671	clears the bar	$9,407	0.6 yrs	54
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$64,550	+$29,741	clears the bar	$11,600	0.4 yrs	46
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$45,302	+$10,493	clears the bar	$12,319	1.2 yrs	33
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$49,062	+$14,253	clears the bar	$9,000	0.6 yrs	32
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$76,216	+$41,407	clears the bar	$5,500	0.1 yrs	29
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$49,865 1-year earnings	+$15,056	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$52,414	+$17,605	clears the bar	$14,957	0.8 yrs	28
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,542	+$5,733	clears the bar	$7,705	1.3 yrs	26
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$36,584	+$1,775	clears the bar	$12,614	7.1 yrs	26
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$54,001	+$19,192	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$35,632	+$823	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$63,350	+$28,541	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,140	+$1,331	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,375	+$11,566	clears the bar	$4,240	0.4 yrs	14
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$49,401	+$14,592	clears the bar	$14,500	1.0 yrs	13
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,318	+$16,509	clears the bar	$6,460	0.4 yrs	6
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$48,420	+$13,611	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$66,293	+$31,484	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,019	+$9,210	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,898	+$11,089	clears the bar	$6,460	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,288	+$4,479	clears the bar	$6,460	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,171 1-year earnings	-$2,638	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanics and Repairers, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.