Occupational Support at GRCC looks to increase the diversity that exists in our regions high-skill, high-demand, or high wage jobs. Different perspectives, voices, backgrounds, and genders create innovation in these industries and help make West Michigan an even more vibrant place to work. In addition, some of these career opportunities offer more pay, benefits, or opportunity than other similar professions.
With this goal in mind, students who are enrolled in one of careers in the chart below and identify as male, female or gender non-conforming are eligible to be part of the Occupational Support Program at GRCC! Sometimes, your experience might be different and we've got an extra layer of support coming your way!
| CURRICULUM | ELIGIBILITY |
|---|---|
| Accounting | Men |
| Architectural Technology | Women |
| Assoc Deg Nursing | Men |
| Automotive Servicing, Cert | Women |
| Automotive Tech | Women |
| CDA Formal Training Hrs. Cert | Men |
| Child Development | Men |
| Computer Programming | Women |
| Culinary Arts | Women |
| Culinary Arts, Certificate | Women |
| Dental Assisting | Men |
| Dental Assisting, Cert | Men |
| Dental Hygiene | Men |
| Digital Audio Specialist Cert | Women |
| Electrical Controls & Mechatronics, Cert | Women |
| Electrical Controls Engineering Technology | Women |
| Electronic Eng Tech, Cert | Women |
| Electronics Engineering Tech | Women |
| Heating, Ventilation and Air Cond/Refrig | Women |
| Heating, Ventilation and Air Cond/Refrig, Cert | Women |
| Industrial Maintenance Certificate | Women |
| Industrial Maintenance Tech | Women |
| Industrial Technol, Cert | Women |
| Law Enforcement | Women |
| Mechanical Design | Women |
| Mechanical Design Cert | Women |
| Network Administration | Women |
| Occupational Therapy Assisting | Men |
| Office Administration | Men |
| Paraprofessional Education MTA | Men |
| Plastics-Polymer Eng Tech | Women |
| Police Academy, Cert | Women |
| Practical Nursing, Cert | Men |
| Recording Technology | Women |
| Tooling & Manufacturing Tech., Cert | Women |
| Tooling & Manufacturing Technology | Women |
| Welding Skills, Certificate | Women |
| Welding, Tech | Women |
| Welding, Cert | Women |