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Greater Grand Rapids Education

Greater Grand Rapids is a learning community focused on life-long education. More than one-third of our population has gone on from high school to pursue post-secondary education, and our high-school graduation rates compare favorably with the rest of the U.S. Our outstanding educational resources and our well educated workforce help create an environment in which area companies can develop the innovative products and processes that will fuel our economy for the decades ahead.

Educational Attainment

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2007Greater Grand RapidsKent CountyMichiganUnited States
Total Population Estimate Age 25+840,646377,1106,656,325197,405,313
Estimated Population by Educational Attainment 25+%%%%
Less than 9th grade40,2174.7816,8484.474.597.48
Some High School, no diploma89,79510.6840,21310.6611.6811.90
High School Graduate (or GED)272,01232.36106,28628.1831.3028.43
Some College, no degree194,02623.0886,25422.8723.3821.22
Associate Degree63,2537.5229,1737.747.066.38
Bachelor's Degree123,78814.7366,57117.6513.8715.73
Master's Degree41,5834.9522,7556.035.725.92
Professional School Degree11,9261.426,7771.801.621.97
Doctorate Degree4,0460.482,2330.590.780.96

*Grand Rapids Combined Statistical Area (Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa Counties)
Source: Claritas, Inc.

College Enrollment

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College/University/Technical SchoolFall 2007 Enrollment Web Site
Aquinas College2,250www.aquinas.edu
Baker College5,013www.baker.edu
Calvin College 4,224www.calvin.edu
Calvin Theological Seminary305www.calvinseminary.edu
Central Michigan University - GR200www.cmich.edu
Thomas M. Cooley Law School445www.cooley.edu/branchcampuses/gr/
Everest Institute610www.cci.edu
Cornerstone University & Seminary2,698www.cornerstone.edu
Davenport University - Western Region3,415www.davenport.edu
Grand Rapids Downtownwww.davenport.edu
Grand Rapids Southeastwww.davenport.edu
Hollandwww.davenport.edu
Ferris State University / Grand Rapids1,168www.ferris.edu
Ferris State University / Kendall College of Art & Design1,180www.kcad.edu
Grace Bible College160www.gbcol.edu
Grand Rapids Community College15,247www.grcc.edu
Grand Valley State University 23,464www.gvsu.edu
Hope College3,226www.hope.edu
ITT Technical Institute668www.itt-tech.edu
Kuyper College300www.reformed.edu
Michigan State University - West160www.msu.edu
Muskegon Community College4,665www.muskegon.cc.mi.us
Northwood University 167www.northwood.edu
Spring Arbor College83www.spring.arbor.edu/Brix?pageID=8917
University of Phoenix1,800www.phoenix.edu/westmichigan/
Western Michigan - Grand Rapids1,658http://eup.wmich.edu/gr/
Downtown Campus
East Beltline
TOTAL73,106

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High School Graduation Rate

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CountyGraduation Rate 2005 - 2006
Allegan Public SchoolsAllegan82.86
Fennville Public SchoolsAllegan72.51
Hopkins Public SchoolsAllegan96.64
Martin Public SchoolsAllegan91.09
Otsego Public SchoolsAllegan92.20
Plainwell Community SchoolsAllegan97.42
Saugatuck Public SchoolsAllegan95.48
Wayland Union SchoolsAllegan80.86
Berrien Springs Public SchoolsBarry80.32
Delton-Kellogg School DistrictBarry86.73
Hastings Area School DistrictBarry92.75
Thornapple Kellogg School DistrictBarry97.09
Ionia Public SchoolsIonia74.88
Byron Center Charter SchoolKentn/r
Byron Center Public SchoolsKent97.60
Caledonia Community SchoolsKent96.08
Cedar Springs Public SchoolsKent82.47
Comstock Park Public SchoolsKent75.77
Creative Technologies AcademyKent71.26
East Grand Rapids Public SchoolsKent99.17
Forest Hills Public SchoolsKent95.94
Gateway Middle/High SchoolKent77.78
Godfrey-Lee Public SchoolsKent59.64
Godwin Heights Public SchoolsKent80.98
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsKent67.75
Grandville Public SchoolsKent89.26
Kelloggsville Public SchoolsKent79.83
Kenowa Hills Public SchoolsKent95.73
Kent City Community SchoolsKent95.23
Kentwood Public SchoolsKent73.15
Lowell Area SchoolsKent97.10
Northview Public School DistrictKent96.09
Rockford Public SchoolsKent87.78
Sparta Area SchoolsKent91.82
Wyoming Public SchoolsKent88.96
Fruitport Community SchoolsMuskegon91.06
Holton Public SchoolsMuskegon97.53
Montague Area Public SchoolsMuskegon100.00
Muskegon Technical AcademyMuskegon94.36
North Muskegon Public SchoolsMuskegon97.43
Orchard View SchoolsMuskegon85.24
Ravenna Public SchoolsMuskegon91.76
Reeths-Puffer SchoolsMuskegon95.89
Whitehall District SchoolsMuskegon98.21
Fremont Public School DistrictNewaygo92.19
Grant Public School DistrictNewaygo97.03
Hesperia Community SchoolsNewaygo97.14
Newaygo Public School DistrictNewaygo88.82
White Cloud Public SchoolsNewaygo80.13
Allendale Public School DistrictOttawa88.86
Black River Public SchoolOttawa89.71
Coopersville Public School DistrictOttawa91.41
Grand Haven Area Public SchoolsOttawa90.10
Holland City School DistrictOttawa82.53
Hudsonville Public School DistrictOttawa97.95
Jenison Public SchoolsOttawa98.01
Spring Lake Public SchoolsOttawa96.10
West Ottawa Public School DistrictOttawa89.06
Zeeland Public SchoolsOttawa88.13

Source: Michigan Center for Education Performance & Information