by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wayne County Community College District was awarded 23 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked WCCCD as #723 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WCCCD held the #1,329 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 56 colleges in Michigan, WCCCD is ranked at #17.
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Wayne County Community College District has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Wayne County Community College District is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wayne County Community College District is 15%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Wayne County Community College District this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,748 undergraduates at WCCCD with 1,260 being full-time and 9,488 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,263 | $4,553 | $6,722 | $8,736 | $3,771 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WCCCD, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WCCCD, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $6,551 a year. That adds up to $26,204 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at WCCCD is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for WCCCD are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 801 W. Fort Street, Detroit, MI 48226 |
| Phone: | 313-496-2600 |
| Website: | www.wcccd.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 951 | NA |
| Nursing | 73 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 68 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 62 | NA |
| Information Technology | 59 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 52 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 50 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 49 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 48 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 46 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 3,460 students took at least one online class at Wayne County Community College District. This is a decrease from the 3,477 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,460 | 1,811 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,477 | 1,972 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,408 | 1,930 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,479 | 1,754 |
Learn more about online learning at Wayne County Community College District.
Footnotes
*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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