Company Research Report: Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC)

Company Overview

• Name: Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC)

• Mission: GRCC is an open-access college that prepares individuals to attain their goals and contribute to the community.

• Foundation Year: Established in 1914

• Founder: No information is available

• Key People:

• Dr. Charles W. Lepper, President

• Daniel Williams, Board of Trustees member

• Headquarters: 143 Bostwick Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3295

• Number of Employees: No information is available

• Revenue: No information is available

• Recognition: Known as Michigan’s first community college.

Products

Educational Offerings

• Programs Offered:

• Over 145 career, transfer, and certificate programs.

• Traditional liberal arts, occupational pathways, adult education courses, and skilled training courses and apprenticeships.

• Associate degree in Web UX Design and Development.

• Key Features:

• Options for online, virtual, hybrid, and in-person classes.

• Opportunities to take advantage of the Michigan Transfer Agreement for continuing education at a four-year college or university.

• Support services including academic and career counseling, occupational and disability support, and tutoring.

Recent Developments

• New Offerings:

• Credentialing through microcredentials and micro-degrees.

• Newly introduced associate degree focused on Web UX Design and Development.

• Diagnostic imaging program leading to a radiologic technologist degree.

• Partnerships & Collaborations:

• Partnership with ReUp Education to support students returning to education.

• Inauguration of a study program in Tanzania.

• Engagement through the AI institute for higher education.

• Financial Developments:

• GRCC awarded $254,326 for the student emergency fund by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP).

• Recognition:

• GRCC President Dr. Charles W. Lepper and board member Daniel Williams recognized in Crain’s Grand Rapids Business 200 Most Influential Business Leaders for 2024.

• Achieved Gold status as a veteran-friendly campus by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency for three consecutive years.

• Marketing and Communications team won seven district Medallion Awards.

• Initiatives:

• Championing student well-being through a $125,000 grant to address food insecurity.

• Enhanced voting initiatives recognized during the 2022 midterm elections through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

Additional Information

• Mission & Vision:

• Vision to provide relevant educational opportunities responsive to community needs and inspires students to overcome economic, social, and environmental challenges.

• Values include excellence, diversity, responsiveness, innovation, accountability, sustainability, respect, and integrity.

• Strategic Goals:

• Focus on teaching and learning, completion and transfer, equity, community impact, and infrastructure and sustainability.

Please note that specifics such as the founder, number of employees, and revenue were not available in the data provided. This report is built solely based on the available information.