How much do Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Grand Rapids Community College earn?

The federal record does not report a usable earnings figure for this cohort.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $7,210.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

There is not enough reported evidence for a reliable same-degree comparison.

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Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services undergraduate certificate or diploma at Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI · Public

What this page covers

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The short version

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

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Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not available: earnings are missing
Modeled 10-year payoff: Not available: earnings are missing
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+11%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$32,171 → $35,622

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

16Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

23Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

45Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

30Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

15Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

15Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$8,621

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$7,210

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$76/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

2 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

AHA Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider CPR Heartsaver First Aid · CIP 51.0801

Medical Assistant Program

Reported price: $8,675
Completion: 76.0%
Employed in Q2: 89.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $9,911

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant · CIP 51.0803

Occupational Therapy Assistant AAAS (340)

Reported price: $13,844
Completion: 86.0%
Employed in Q2: 75.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $9,295

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 2 of 2 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,621Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,658Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE21.1%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$32,171Year 1

Not availableYear 4

$35,622Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available

Estimated loan payment$76

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $34,272

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,970 median wageMI estimate · 3,430 jobs · 25-1071$71,300–$175,370 middle 50% of MI wages+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeHealthcare Support Workers, All Other$40,280 median wageMI estimate · 2,220 jobs · 31-9099$37,430–$47,940 middle 50% of MI wages+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 14,100 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMedical Assistants$39,870 median wageMI estimate · 27,810 jobs · 31-9092$37,420–$46,020 middle 50% of MI wages+12.9% projected U.S. growth · 109,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardHealth Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,520 median wageMI estimate · 5,870 jobs · 29-2099$40,230–$61,600 middle 50% of MI wages+5.9% projected U.S. growth · 12,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSurgical Technologists$63,320 median wageMI estimate · 3,840 jobs · 29-2055$51,890–$76,470 middle 50% of MI wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 7,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardOccupational Therapy Assistants$63,260 median wageMI estimate · 1,250 jobs · 31-2011$59,500–$70,590 middle 50% of MI wages+21.5% projected U.S. growth · 8,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreePhysical Therapist Assistants$61,670 median wageMI estimate · 4,520 jobs · 31-2021$52,450–$68,700 middle 50% of MI wages+23.0% projected U.S. growth · 18,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreePharmacy Technicians$44,340 median wageMI estimate · 14,240 jobs · 29-2052$37,520–$48,730 middle 50% of MI wages+6.4% projected U.S. growth · 44,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$31,770 median wageMI estimate · 12,630 jobs · 53-3011$28,350–$37,960 middle 50% of MI wages-1.3% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechniciansNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 29-2012

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Jackson, MI

Jackson College

$860 lower annual net price

Earnings: $38,728
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $7,761

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Muskegon, MI

Muskegon Community College

$4,616 lower annual net price

Earnings: $32,824
Debt: $9,500
Annual net price: $4,005

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Godfrey, IL

Lewis and Clark Community College

$850 less debt · $5,272 lower annual net price

Earnings: $43,546
Debt: $6,360
Annual net price: $3,349

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Ogden, UT

Ogden-Weber Technical College

$1,710 less debt · $5,392 lower annual net price

Earnings: $39,159
Debt: $5,500
Annual net price: $3,229

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DATA QUALITY

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16 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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