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Wayne County Community College District academics

Detroit, Michigan · Public · 12,554 undergrads

Wayne County Community College District has 12,554 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

The short answers

12,554
undergraduates.
54%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
12,554
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
61%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
54%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
28.5 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$14,394

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

BlackCollege Scorecard
70%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
17%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.3%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
4.1%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
2.4%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
1.7%
AsianCollege Scorecard
0.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,439
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
630
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
51

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Lower Earnings
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers