GRCC Fast Facts

For previous versions of GRCC Fast Facts, please email IR@grcc.edu.

2024 Fast Facts

Jump to a section for an overview of the following:

• Learning First at GRCC
• Credit Student Fast Facts
• Enrollment and Tuition Fast Facts
• Faculty/Staff Fast Facts
• GRCC College Board of Trustees

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GRCC Vision

GRCC provides relevant educational opportunities that are responsive to the needs of the community and inspire students to meet economic, social and environmental challenges to become active participants in shaping the world of the future.

GRCC Mission

GRCC is an open access college that prepares individuals to attain their goals and contribute to the community.

GRCC Values

• Excellence
• Diversity
• Responsiveness
• Innovation
• Accountability
• Sustainability
• Respect
• Integrity

Programs

GRCC is proud to provide a wide range of programs to meet the needs of students and the community including:

• Associate degree and certificate programs, career programs and transfer programs
• Workforce training, job training, apprenticeship, customized business and corporate training and ESL classes

Highlights

GRCC received reaffirmation of accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission in June 2024. Maintaining accreditation is important and hard work. The effort put forth by GRCC's faculty and staff should be celebrated!

GRCC was the only college in the country to receive a second Strengthening Community Colleges Training grant from the Department of Labor which focuses on IT career pathways.

GRCC received the NSF ExLENT grant focused on experiential learning for emerging and novel technologies in IT and Manufacturing.

GRCC's Medical Apprenticeship program, Learning While Earning in Healthcare, was a finalist for the Bellweather Award, a national recognition focused on cutting-edge trendsetting programs worthy of replication.

GRCC offered new academic programs based on growing industries and student transfer intentions. Notable new programs include:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Automation
• Integration Automation

Notable new transfer programs include:

• Pre-Exercise Science A.A. (GVSU)
• Child Development A.A.A.S. (WMU-Early Childhood General, Special Education)
• General Transfer programs in Neuroscience, Psychology-Behavioral Science, and Global & International Studies

Learning First at GRCC

• GRCC offers the first two years of a university-level education with a community college philosophy.
• Over 95% of GRCC faculty hold a Master’s Degree or Ph.D., and are committed to excellence in teaching. They also bring scholarly and real-world experience to the classroom in order to best prepare students for further education and for careers.
• Learning opportunities are offered in flexible formats including in-person, hybrid, online and virtual courses.
• GRCC is committed to the individual student’s experience and provides a wide range of student support services such as tutoring, academic advising, and counseling services all free of charge.
• Classes are offered at the campuses in downtown Grand Rapids, on the Lakeshore in Holland, and online.
• GRCC has six middle college partners and seven concurrent enrollment locations.
• In an effort to provide seamless educational pathways for students, GRCC maintains partnerships with regional high schools and technical centers, articulated program agreements with four-year partners, and reverse transfer agreements with local universities.
• As an open access institution, GRCC provides learning opportunities to students at all levels of preparation, from classes and support that help students become college-ready to our Honors Program for high achieving students to challenge them for even greater success.
• Grand Rapids Community College currently offers twelve Academic Pathways, with a variety of programs within each Academic Pathway. The twelve GRCC Academic Pathways are:
  • Art, Architecture and Mechanical Design
  • Business
  • Computer Information Systems 
  • Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Brewing 
  • Education and Child Development 
  • Health and Exercise Sciences 
  • Humanities, English, Language and Communication Studies 
  • Manufacturing and Applied Technology 
  • Math, Science and Engineering 
  • Music and Theater
  • Public Service 
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
• GRCC has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1917. In addition, several GRCC programs hold specialized program level accreditations.

Credit Student Fast Facts

2023-2024* Degrees Awarded

* Includes summer 2023, fall 2023 and winter 2024. We are changing to a summer-to-winter timeframe.

2023-24 Non-Credit Students

• 12,068 Workforce Training/CEPD
• 1,981 Customized Training
• 151 Job Training
• 880 Construction Electrical Apprenticeship

Fall 2023 Student Residence

• 8,706 (72%) students enrolled in fall 2023 were resident students (Kent County/KISD)
• 3,266 (27%) students enrolled in fall 2023 were non-resident students (other Michigan county)
• 185 (1%) students enrolled in fall 2023 were from outside of Michigan

2022-23 Transfer Students

During the 2022-2023 year 2,324 students who were enrolled at GRCC transferred to (enrolled at) another college or university. Listed below are the top 10 colleges and universities in Michigan that GRCC students transferred to during the 2023-2024 year.

• Grand Valley State University 27% (620 students)
• Ferris State University 11% (243 students)
• Davenport University 7% (153 students)
• Michigan State University 6% (144 students)
• Western Michigan University 4% (99 students)
• University of Michigan 3% (72 students)
• Baker College 2% (45 students)
• Michigan Technological University 1% (32 students)
• Northern Michigan University 1% (27 students)
• Central Michigan University 1% (21 students)

Source: Michigan's Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI), MISchoolData

Age and Sex

• Average age: 24
• Percentage of students 25 and older: 31%

Fall 2023 Race/Ethnicity

• 1%-American Indian or Alaskan Native
• 4%-Asian
• 10%-Black or African American
• 18%-Hispanic/Latino/Latina
• 59%-White or Caucasian
• 4%-Two or more races
• 4%-Not specified

Enrollment and Tuition Fast Facts

Fall 2023 Enrollment

12,157 students were enrolled at GRCC in fall 2023

• 3,493 (29%) students enrolled in fall 2023 were enrolled full time (12 or more credits)
• 8,578 (71%) students enrolled in fall 2023 were enrolled part time (less than 12 credits)

Fall 2023 Faculty/Staff

GRCC College Board of Trustees

• Kenyatta Brame - Trustee
• Kathleen Bruinsma - Vice Chairperson
• David Koetje - Trustee
• Salvador Lopez - Trustee
• Brandy Lovelady Mitchell - Chairperson
• Charles Lepper - President
• Sheryl Siegel - Treasurer
• Daniel Williams - Secretary