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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?

2,911 Undergraduate Awards
  • 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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
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#4 Most Popular Forestry Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Most Popular Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#40 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#62 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#83 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Green River College?

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Contact details for GRC are given below.

Contact Details
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

Green River College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Green River College?

10% Take Out Loans
14.1% Loan Default Rate

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

4,760 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,493 undergraduate students at GRC, with 4,760 being full-time and 2,733 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

4,026 Took All Classes Online
6,595 Took At Least One Class Online
63.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,595 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GRC has changed over the last few years.

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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.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 1,051 0 0 1,051
Information Technology 177 90 0 62 329
Air Transportation 119 41 0 18 178
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 158 14 0 0 172
Precision Metal Working 123 24 0 0 147
General Business/Commerce 0 112 0 0 112
General Physical Sciences 0 99 0 0 99
Computer Programming 44 0 0 53 97
Marketing 19 31 33 0 83
Accounting 59 20 0 0 79
Teacher Education Grade Specific 53 7 8 3 71
Carpentry 67 2 0 0 69
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 21 34 0 0 55
Business Support & Assistant Services 53 0 0 0 53
Business Administration & Management 19 4 4 16 43
Criminal Justice & Corrections 20 11 0 0 31
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 26 26
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 20 4 0 0 24
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7 7 9 0 23
Forestry 0 23 0 0 23
Mechanical Engineering 0 22 0 0 22
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 15 0 0 15
Recreation Administration 0 15 0 0 15
Natural Resource Management 0 13 0 0 13
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 13 13
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 2 9 0 0 11
Electrical Engineering 0 11 0 0 11
Fire Protection 0 10 0 0 10
Geography & Cartography 0 9 0 0 9
Teaching Assistants 4 2 0 0 6
Environmental Control Technology 2 4 0 0 6
Chemical Engineering 0 6 0 0 6
Data Entry 0 1 3 0 4
Legal Support Services 0 2 0 1 3
Computer Science 0 2 0 0 2
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Systems Maintenance 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 967 1,695 57 192 2,911

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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