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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Grand Rapids Community College
  • Oakland Community College

What stands out

Oakland Community College has the lower average net price, Grand Rapids Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Grand Rapids Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Grand Rapids Community College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Grand Rapids Community College compared with Oakland Community College
MetricGrand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, MIPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsOakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, MIPublic · 2-yearLowest net price
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$8,621$5,777lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$15,658$12,353
In-state tuition$4,179$3,020
Out-of-state tuition$12,219$5,560
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.20%highest19%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$9,000lowest$9,105
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$38,377highest$37,395
Campus
Undergraduates10,69812,748

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.