Grand Rapids Community College
Average Annual Cost
The average annual net price that a student who receives federal financial aid pays to cover expenses (e.g. tuition, living expenses, etc.) to attend the school's largest program. Net price is the program's cost of attendance minus any grants and scholarships received. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students. Negative cost values indicate that the average grant/scholarship aid exceeded the cost of attendance.
Est. Student Population
Healthcare Programs
About Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan and several more regional campuses throughout West Michigan.
Grand Rapids Community College offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Dental Assistant
This program is designed to provide the credits necessary for eligibility for Registered Dental Hygiene licensure, Registered Dental Assisting licensure, and transferability for a bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene or likewise. GRCC's Dental Programs prepare individuals to take the program's corresponding licensing exams in the state of Michigan, upon program completion. Graduates who wish to practice either Dental Hygiene or Dental Assisting in other states should review the licensure requirements for each state through their individual state board of dentistry and licensing bureau.
Medical Assistant
Grand Rapids Community College's Medical Assistant program will prepare you to perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep health practitioner offices and clinics running smoothly. The goal of the program is to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. The course combines classroom lecture, group activity, simulation learning, and a competency-based externship experience. You will be prepared to take the Registered Medical Assistant national certification exam through American Medical Technologists. The exam fee is included in the tuition.
Practical Nursing
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Recent news about Grand Rapids Community College
The Back to School Bus Tour made a stop at Grand Rapids Community College where U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona made the case for public school, and the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to it.
The Innovative Water Workforce Development Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency has given GRCC $1 million, which it will use to help fill the need of employees in the water utility sector in the city of Grand Rapids.
The grant comes from the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant initiative in the amount of $5.5 million. This is the second such grant the college has received.
Grand Rapids Community College commissioned a study from Lightcast, which found that the school’s total economic impact in Michigan from 2020 to 2021 was $1 billion.
The Michigan Academic Advising Association recently awarded Erin Busscher the Outstanding Academic Adviser Award for her work with students.
In-district students at Grand Rapids Community College will see a 1.7% tuition increase in the 2023-24 school year after unanimous approval by the school’s board of trustees.
In an attempt to increase the school’s talent pipeline, Grand Rapids Community College has announced plans for its new Center for Automation, which will educate students in a variety of automation and manufacturing skill sets.
Nursing students at Grand Rapids Community College will have the opportunity to have several semesters of tuition covered in exchange for working at University of Michigan Health-West after they complete the program, thanks to a new partnership.
Grand Rapids Community College recently added a new soccer program and has since attached two coaches to the team: Lizzy Hornack, a Davenport University grad, and Damiekco Smith, who holds master’s degrees from University of Michigan-Flint and Bowling Green.
Grand Rapids Community College’s Lakeshore Campus has been given a nearly $50,000 grant to buy equipment for its manufacturing programs. The money comes from Lakeshore Advantage and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation through the Michigan Workforce TCE Grant Program.
A $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will be used to educate middle and high schools students from communities with high unemployment levels about career opportunities in the water industry.
A new trade education center is being built to educate and train students interested in the field of construction. The West Michigan Construction Institute is expected to be completed by December 2021 and welcome its first students in January 2022.
At Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall, GRCC students can now access multiple student services, including admissions, financial aid, and student records, in one office. The move is designed to make navigating college easier, particularly for first-generation college students.
Mykel Johnson has become the first Grand Rapids Community College student from the Grand Rapids Promise Zone to graduate and start his career as an automotive technician.
Grand Rapids Community College, in cooperation with four other community colleges in Michigan, was awarded a federal grant for a project that will develop a larger and more focused pool of healthcare workers in Michigan.
Students of GRCC's Occupational Therapy Assistant program are teaming up with a local organization that assists students with disabilities in an arrangement that benefits all. GRCC students learn how their education can be used in a practical way to help others achieve academic and career success.
GRCC Alumnus David Edwards invented a new nasal mist, which has now been tested at GRCC to study its potential to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Results show promising mitigation outcomes when used with other strategies of reducing exchange of respiratory particles.