Wayne County Community College District
- WCCCD’s mission is to empower individuals, businesses and communities to achieve their goals through accessible services, culturally diverse experiences and globally competitive higher education and career advancement programs.
School Highlights
Wayne County Community College District serves 14,436 students (14% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the state community college average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 33%.
Top Rankings
Wayne County Community College District ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Michigan for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 714 teachers has grown by 275% over five years.
| Wayne County Community College District | (MI) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 714 staff | 224 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Wayne County Community College District has completed 35 years of uninterrupted operation and development of comprehensive educational services. Both directly and indirectly, our students and the 2.3 million people living within the College's service district have enjoyed the benefits of constantly improved instructional programs and community services. The Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) is a multi-campus multi-cultural institution seeking to improve the quality of life in our communities. WCCCD provides affordable higher education and flexible training opportunities through a diverse catalog of courses, programs, and initiatives. The College's five campuses are located in industrial, rural and metropolitan areas where a major share of Michigan's technical and skilled occupations is located. Because of the diversity of its service areas, WCCCD places a strong emphasis on occupational and career programs, and traditional college and university transfer programs, including those within the liberal arts discipline. For many of our students the college offers an opportunity to transfer to four – year colleges or universities to obtain advanced degrees. Others pursue self-enrichment through a wide variety of non-credit workshops, from personal financial planning and property management to basic and intermediate computer skill training, through the college's Community Education Department. Wayne County Community College District has received a 10-year accreditation at the associate's degree levels by the Commission on Institutions Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Wayne County Community College District is Henry Ford College (9.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Henry Ford CollegePublic12,146 students | 9.20 Mi5101 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
(313) 845-9600 9.2012,146 - Macomb Community CollegePublic19,628 students | 13.50 Mi14500 E Twelve Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48088
(586) 445-7999 13.5019,628 - 8,116 students | 20.30 Mi18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, MI 48152
(734) 462-4400 20.308,116 - 15,211 students | 20.90 Mi2480 Opdyke Rd
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
(248) 341-2000 20.9015,211 - Rochester UniversityPrivate not-for-profit1,087 students | 24.00 Mi800 West Avon Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
(248) 218-2011 24.001,087
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