Green River College Overview
Green River College is a public institution situated in Auburn, Washington. The location of GRC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.
What Is Green River College Known For?
- The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at GRC.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 50% of the faculty were full-time.
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Green River College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at GRC.
Where Is Green River College?

Contact details for GRC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 12401 Se 320Th St, Auburn, WA 98092-3622 |
Phone: | 253-833-9111 |
How Do I Get Into GRC?
You can apply to GRC online at: www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx
Can I Afford Green River College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GRC, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $4,534 a year. That adds up to $18,136 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at GRC is 14.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Green River College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 4,760 full-time undergraduates at GRC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Green River College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 582 |
Black or African American | 239 |
Hispanic or Latino | 547 |
White | 1,887 |
International Students | 601 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 904 |
Geographic Diversity
Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Green River College. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 75 countries are represented at GRC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Japan.
Online Learning at Green River College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at GRC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of GRC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Green River College was 63.4%. This is the #538 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at GRC regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Green River College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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