by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Grand Rapids Community College was awarded 28 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental support services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Grand Rapids Community College is ranked #729 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Grand Rapids Community College held the #958 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Grand Rapids Community College also holds the #18 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
Since Grand Rapids Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Grand Rapids Community College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Grand Rapids Community College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Grand Rapids Community College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,107 undergraduates at Grand Rapids Community College with 3,625 being full-time and 8,482 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,389 | $7,996 | $9,666 | $12,896 | $13,801 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Grand Rapids Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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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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: | https://www.grcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 661 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 114 | NA |
| Nursing | 91 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 60 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 59 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 54 | NA |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 49 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 43 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 33 | NA |
| Accounting | 32 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 7,402 students took at least one online class at Grand Rapids Community College. This is a decrease from the 9,359 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 7,402 | 4,211 |
| 2021-2022 | 9,359 | 5,080 |
| 2020-2021 | 11,573 | 9,766 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,406 | 1,282 |
Learn more about online learning at Grand Rapids Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
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