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Wayne County Community College District: cost, admission and results

Wayne County Community College District is a public college in Detroit, Michigan. It has about 7,423 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $5,268 a year.

At a glance

  • $5,268Net price a year
  • 24%Graduation rate
  • $34,732Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
7,423
Students per teacher
26 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
wcccd.edu

Getting in

Wayne County Community College District has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Michigan$3,112
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$4,067
Books and supplies$2,500
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$13,454
Average net price after grants and scholarships$5,268

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 57% below the median net price of colleges in Michigan on this site ($12,147). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$4,970
$30,001 to $48,000$6,682
$48,001 to $75,000$5,718
$75,001 to $110,000$6,868
Above $110,000$7,540

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMI medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year54%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)24%48%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$34,732$52,190$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$15,068$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Michigan and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

34% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 7% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 64% women and 36% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 15 of the 72 colleges in Michigan on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,650.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Wayne County Community College District?

Published tuition and fees are $3,112 a year for students from Michigan and $4,067 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Wayne County Community College District?

24% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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