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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in forestry only graduates about 32% women each year. The program at GRC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

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. GRC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in forestry graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation
• Natural Resource Management

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.