2020 Fast Facts
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GRCC Vision
GRCC provides relevant educational opportunities that are responsive to the needs of the community and inspires 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
Learning First at GRCC
- GRCC offers the first two years of a university-level education with a community college philosophy.
- Learning opportunities are offered in flexible formats, including weekday, weekend, evening, online and hybrid, and accelerated courses. Classes are offered at the Main campus in downtown Grand Rapids, at the Lakeshore Campus in Holland, and at six regional centers. GRCC also has six middle college programs and offers courses at ten concurrent sites.
- Wherever classes are offered, GRCC keeps class size small enough to provide individualized attention and assistance to students. Fall 2020 average class size is 20.
- GRCC faculty, over 94.9% of whom hold a Master’s Degree or Ph.D., 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.
- 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.
- As an open access institution, GRCC provides learning opportunities to students at all levels of preparation. Our developmental programs help students become college-ready and our Honors Program challenges and motivates high achieving students to even greater success. • In our effort to provide seamless educational pathways for students, GRCC maintains 30 partnerships with regional high schools and technical centers, 29 articulated program agreements with four year partners, and seven reverse transfer agreements with local universities.
- Grand Rapids Community College has over 140 programs of study, including transfer pathways developed to launch your education in the areas of biology, business, chemistry, criminal justice, culinary arts, health sciences, social and behavioral sciences, mathematics, English, the arts, humanities and more.
- GRCC offers 39 workforce associate degrees and 37 certificate programs including non-credit training which are designed to give you the necessary skills to immediately go to work.
- GRCC has provided customized training to 57 companies through 227 classes, reaching 1,585 people. In addition, 427 companies were served through workforce training, continuing education and professional development reaching 18,613 community members in 2018-19.
- GRCC has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1917. Twelve programs hold specialized accreditations: Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Technology, Nursing (Associate Degree Nursing and Licensed Practical Nursing), Music, Secchia Institute for Culinary Education, Radiologic Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, Automotive Technology, Child Development, Corrections, Law Enforcement and Visual Arts.
Student Fast Facts
Programs
- 18,960 students served in 2019-2020 in credit classes (72.9%), customized training (24%), job training (0.5%), apprenticeship (1.9%), and GED/ESL (0.7%).
- Over 130 career, transfer and certificate programs.
- Michigan Transfer Agreement facilitates transfer to 45 Michigan 4-year colleges and universities (mitransfer.org).
2019-2020
Degrees Awarded
| Degree |
Number Awarded |
| Associate of Arts |
553 |
| Associate of Applied Arts & Sciences |
272 |
| Associate of Business |
151 |
| Associate of Science |
55 |
| Associate of Nursing |
95 |
| Associate of General Studies |
334 |
| Associate of Music |
15 |
| Associate of Fine Arts |
15 |
| Certificate |
257 |
2018-2019 Career Program Completers
| Area of employment |
Percent |
| Working in related job |
71% |
| Working in an unrelated job |
20% |
| Unemployed |
5% |
| Out of the labor market |
4% |
Fall 2020 Educational Objectives
| Educational Objective |
Percent |
| Both earn a degree from GRCC and transfer to another college |
33% |
| Obtain credits to transfer to another college without earning a GRCC degree |
29% |
| Earn a degree from GRCC (no intent to transfer to another college) |
13% |
| Learn skills to get a new job or advance in a current job |
11% |
| Uncertain/undecided |
10% |
| Take classes for personal interest and enrichment only |
3% |
| Improve basic skills in English, reading or math |
1% |
Fall 2020 Credit Student Residence
| Student Residence |
Percent |
| Kent County (KISD) |
72% |
| Other Michigan County |
27% |
| Out-of-State |
1% |
2017-18 Transfer Students
| Transfer Schools |
Percent |
| Ferris State University |
30% |
| Grand Valley State University |
23% |
| Davenport University |
7% |
| Western Michigan University |
5% |
| Michigan State University |
4% |
| Aquinas College |
2% |
| Central Michigan University |
2% |
| University of Michigan |
2% |
| Calvin College |
1% |
| Muskegon Community College |
1% |
| All Others |
23% |
Fall 2020
| Gender |
Percent |
| Female |
57% |
| Male |
43% |
- Average age: 23
- Percentage of students 25 and older: 26%
Fall 2020 Race/Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity |
Percent |
| Caucasian |
63% |
| Hispanic |
13% |
| African-American |
9% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
4% |
| Two or more races |
3% |
| Native American |
1% |
| Unknown |
7% |
Enrollment and Tuition Fast Facts
Fall 2020 Enrollment
| Enrollment |
Percent |
| Part-time |
69.9% |
| Full-time |
30.1% |
- Credit Enrollment - 12,153
- Full-time Equivalent - 6,452
2019 Revenue
| Revenue type |
Percent |
| Property taxes |
29% |
| Tuition and fees |
26% |
| State |
18% |
| Govt. grants and contracts |
16% |
| Other |
8% |
| Auxiliary |
2% |
| Private gifts and grants |
1% |
Faculty/Staff Fast Facts
Fall 2020 Faculty/Staff
| Faculty/Staff |
Number |
| Full-time Faculty |
236 |
| Clerical/Secretarial/Service/ Maintenance |
161 |
| Technical & Paraprofessional |
164 |
| Other Professional |
36 |
| Executive/Admin/Managerial |
34 |
| Skilled Trades |
14 |
| Female |
332 |
| Male |
313 |
| Minority |
145 |
GRCC College Board of Trustees
- Kenyatta Brame
- Kathleen Bruinsma
- Kathy Crosby
- David J. Koetje
- Brandy Lovelady Mitchell
- Bill Pink, Ph.D. (President)
- Sheryl Siegel
- Daniel Williams