Forestry at Green River College

What traits are you looking for in a forestry school? To help you decide if Green River College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's forestry program.

GRC is located in Auburn, Washington and approximately 7,493 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Forestry section at the bottom of this page.

GRC Forestry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Forestry

GRC Forestry Rankings

Forestry Student Demographics at GRC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the forestry majors at Green River College.

GRC Forestry Associate’s Program

30% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in forestry at GRC are white. Around 74% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Green River College with a associate's in forestry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Forestry

Forestry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Green River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Technology/Technician	23

Careers That Forestry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forestry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Green River College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,260	$39,900
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,010	$53,950
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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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