MI
Grand Rapids Community College
0.72 incidents / 1,000 students
Grand Rapids, MI · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Grand Rapids Community College
Across 2022–2024, Grand Rapids Community College reported 17 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Wayne County Community College District.
- 0.72
- Incidents / 1k students
- #475
- Rank of 2,072
- #37
- MI rank
- 12,468
- Enrolled students
0.72 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Grand Rapids Community College reports 0.72 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 53% below Merced College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Merced College (0.32/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k); Bellevue College (1.28/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wayne County Community College District (0.08/1k); Washtenaw Community College (0.45/1k); Lansing Community College (0.51/1k); Oakland Community College (0.07/1k); Macomb Community College (0.55/1k); Delta College (0.24/1k); Mott Community College (0.89/1k); Kalamazoo Valley Community College (0.32/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.72
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #475
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 77%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 170055 · Grand Rapids Community College 0.72/1k score rate · #475/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.72/1k
- RANK-UPPER #475/2,072
- ST-MID #37 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Merced College · +0.40
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 73%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 12,468
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Merced College (-0.40/1k)
Grand Rapids Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Merced College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Merced College (-0.40/1k). National rank #475 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Grand Rapids Community College reports 0.72 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 53% below Merced College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Merced College (0.32/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k); Bellevue College (1.28/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wayne County Community College District (0.08/1k); Washtenaw Community College (0.45/1k); Lansing Community College (0.51/1k); Oakland Community College (0.07/1k); Macomb Community College (0.55/1k); Delta College (0.24/1k); Mott Community College (0.89/1k); Kalamazoo Valley Community College (0.32/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Grand Rapids Community
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Grand on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Tallahassee State College · lowest peer 0.08
Tallahassee State College — lowest peer
0.08 per 1,000 students
- Merced College · near 0.32
Merced College — near
0.32 per 1,000 students
- Grand Rapids Community College · this campus 0.72
Grand Rapids Community College — this campus
0.72 per 1,000 students
- Bellevue College · near 1.28
Bellevue College — near
1.28 per 1,000 students
- Los Angeles Trade Technical · near 1.36
Los Angeles Trade Technical College — near
1.36 per 1,000 students
- Case Western Reserve University · highest peer
Case Western Reserve University — highest peer
4.57 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Grand Rapids Community College's 0.72/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Grand Rapids Community College was unchanged from 3 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 35 MI 2-year peers in this comparison, Grand Rapids Community College is larger than 94% and safer-reporting than 12% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 24
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 79, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 21
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Grand Rapids Community Col…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Missionary Aviation Technology | 36 | 0.00 | 0 | 41 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School | 57 | 0.00 | 3 | 41 |
| Metro Detroit Barber College | 59 | 0.00 | 6 | 41 |
| Carnegie Institute | 93 | 0.00 | 9 | 41 |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | 196 | 0.00 | 12 | 41 |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College | 243 | 0.00 | 15 | 41 |
| Ross College-Grand Rapids North | 387 | 0.00 | 18 | 41 |
| Dorsey College-Dearborn | 430 | 0.00 | 21 | 41 |
| Dorsey College-Roseville | 437 | 0.00 | 24 | 41 |
| Dorsey College | 643 | 0.00 | 26 | 41 |
| Douglas J Aveda Institute | 777 | 0.00 | 29 | 41 |
| Grand Rapids Community College (this campus) | 12,468 | 0.72 | 94 | 12 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Grand Rapids Community College held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Fondling (0 to 1) and Rape (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (1 to 0) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Grand Rapids Community College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Rape, Arson and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyGrand Rapids Community College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 73% (11 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Grand Rapids Community College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
Merced College
0.32 incidents / 1,000 students
OH
Case Western Reserve University
4.57 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Grand Rapids Community College sits on price and outcomes
At $8,621, Grand Rapids Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 21% among 138 Michigan colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,263.
- $8,621
- average net price
- $17,263
- Michigan median
- 4.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,640
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $7,373, while those above $110,000 record $14,013 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $8,621 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $35,623 - about 4.1 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Just 20% complete within six years. A completion rate this low means the typical enrolled student leaves without the credential, and cost figures should be read in that light.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,179
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $12,219
- Avg Net Price
- $8,621
- Median Debt
- $9,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 29%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $35,623
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $38,377
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 56%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 685 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Merced College
Merced, CA · 12,472 enrolled
Safety Score 0.32
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · 12,475 enrolled
Safety Score 4.57
Tallahassee State College
Tallahassee, FL · 12,455 enrolled
Safety Score 0.08
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA · 12,485 enrolled
Safety Score 1.28
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA · 12,519 enrolled
Safety Score 1.36
Closest by National Rank
Grand Rapids Community College (national rank #475) sits near Missouri Southern State University (#476) and Hill College (#474) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
National Rank #476
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
National Rank #474
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, KS
National Rank #477
Rivier University
Nashua, NH
National Rank #473
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
National Rank #478
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Grand Rapids Community College, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Merced College
Merced, CA · 12,472 enrolled
Safety score 0.32
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA · 12,519 enrolled
Safety score 1.36
College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL · 12,530 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX · 12,395 enrolled
Safety score 0.40
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA · 12,585 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA · 12,334 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY · 12,301 enrolled
Safety score 0.81
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI · 12,275 enrolled
Safety score 0.16
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX · 4,158 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, KS · 1,376 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA · 17,854 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Surry Community College
Dobson, NC · 2,796 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT · 27,437 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Butler Community College
El Dorado, KS · 6,841 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Colby Community College
Colby, KS · 1,409 enrolled
Safety score 0.71
Refrigeration School Inc
Phoenix, AZ · 1,417 enrolled
Safety score 0.71
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Grand Rapids Community College safe?
Grand Rapids Community College has a safety score of 0.72 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #475 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Merced College (0.32/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wayne County Community College District (0.08/1k); Washtenaw Community College (0.45/1k); Lansing Community College (0.51/1k); Oakland Community College (0.07/1k); Macomb Community College (0.55/1k); Delta College (0.24/1k); Mott Community College (0.89/1k); Kalamazoo Valley Community College (0.32/1k).
What crimes are reported at Grand Rapids Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Grand Rapids Community College reported Aggravated Assault (1), Fondling (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Grand Rapids Community College compare to similar schools?
Grand Rapids Community College reports 53% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Merced College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Merced College (0.32/1k); Case Western Reserve University (4.57/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k); Bellevue College (1.28/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wayne County Community College District (0.08/1k); Washtenaw Community College (0.45/1k); Lansing Community College (0.51/1k); Oakland Community College (0.07/1k); Macomb Community College (0.55/1k); Delta College (0.24/1k); Mott Community College (0.89/1k); Kalamazoo Valley Community College (0.32/1k).
Does Grand Rapids Community College have fire safety data?
Grand Rapids Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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