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Is Grand Rapids Community College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Grand Rapids Community, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Grand Rapids Community sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $38,377 helps, but median debt of $9,000 plus yearly net price of $8,621 creates a tighter path. For context, Grand Rapids Community's net price runs about 47% above the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$11,137
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $3,582 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $14,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$8,621
Median earnings 10 years out
$38,377
Median debt at graduation
$9,000
Graduation rate
20%
At Grand Rapids Community, a typical graduate carries about $9,000 in student debt and earns roughly $38,377 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $102 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Grand Rapids Community is a two year school in Grand Rapids, MI. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Grand Rapids Community
The median net price at Grand Rapids Community is $8,621 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →