Grand Rapids Public Schools Superintendent Arthur W. Krause closed Davis Technical High School to save costs and gave the building to Grand Rapids Junior College.

[8] Grand Rapids Community College has several campuses located throughout West Michigan.

These campuses are located adjacent to Grand Rapids Medical Mile and Heritage Hill Historic District.

[9] In addition to the main campus, Grand Rapids Community College has the GRCC Lakeshore Campus in Holland, Michigan at 12335 James St, Holland, located in the Shops at West Shore, and the Leslie Tassell MTEC, which houses career training programs.

The Juan R. Olivarez Student Plaza was named after the former president—the first Hispanic college president in Michigan—and includes a lion head fountain and veterans memorial.

[12] Grand Rapids Community College's athletic teams compete as the Raiders in men's baseball, basketball, golf, and cross country, and in women's basketball, softball, cross country, and volleyball.

[citation needed] The baseball team has won five NJCAA tournaments and the school has been national runner-up five times in five different sports.