by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Child Care & Support Services Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Development & Family Studies is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Grand Rapids Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in human development, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Grand Rapids Community College paid an average of $371 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $247 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,410 | $11,130 |
| Fees | $459 | $459 |
| Books and Supplies | $743 | $743 |
Learn more about Grand Rapids Community College tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Human Development students who received their associate degree at Grand Rapids Community College took out an average of $12,180 in student loans. That is 26% lower than the national average of $16,543.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their associate degree from Grand Rapids Community College is $21,508 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $19,924.
Grand Rapids Community College does not offer an online option for its human development associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Grand Rapids Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in human development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.3% of the human development associate degrees at Grand Rapids Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 63%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Care & Support Services Management | 31 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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