Grand Rapids has an issue with college education.

• According to the 2006 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, less than 14% of 18-24 year old males in the City of Grand Rapids have obtained an Associates degree or higher. For females, it's 7%.
• Only 13% of students attending Grand Rapids Community College graduate within three years.
• GRPS does not have a mechanism for collecting district-wide data on college attendance, so tracking students who do graduate is very difficult.

We have strategies to address each of these challenges.