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| Overall Score On StateUniversity.com (about) | 47.5 |
| Total CostOn-Campus Attendance | $4,089 |
| AdmissionSuccess rate | N/A |
| Student RatioRatio of students to faculty | 39 : 1 |
| Retention(Full-Time / Part-Time) | 61% / 42% |
| EnrollmentTotal (all students) | 8,205 |
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The Auburn School District in Auburn, Washington began an evening program for adults who wished to further their education in the mid 1940s. Over time, this program grew into what is now the Green River Community College in Auburn. Today, Green River Community College has a student body of over ten thousand individuals and operates additional campuses in two other Washington cities.
Green River Community College is a two-year schooling program that allows students to either transfer credits to a four-year university or graduate with a vocational degree or career certification and immediately begin a chosen career. This structure of education is quickly gaining popularity among thousands of students nationwide. The transition to post-secondary education is often difficult or unaffordable for many students, and a two-year transition program can provide students with the skills and education needed to succeed in post-secondary education.
An associate’s degree is typically used as a university transfer degree in most two-year college institutions. With an associate’s degree, students can enter into a four-year program with a head start, uniquely prepared to excel in a bachelor’s degree program. Green River Community College strives to ensure that all of its university transfer program students are adequately prepared for transfer upon completion of the associate’s degree.
Many students seek an associate’s degree in one of Green River Community College’s numerous science-related associate’s degree programs. With these programs, students can choose from a variety of different career paths and enroll in specifically designed coursework to help them on that career path. For example, students hoping to receive teacher’s licensure in one of the sciences can choose one of four Associate of Science degree programs that include teaching prep in biology, chemistry, physics, and general science. Students, however, who do not wish to pursue a teacher’s license can instead choose an Associate of Science in life sciences, mechanical sciences, computer sciences, or pre-engineering sciences.
The university transfer programs include a great number of additional transfer options for students at Green River Community College. Students can receive an associate’s degree in the arts, the fine arts, business, education, mathematics, and pre-nursing as well as the numerous science options available. After a student receives his or her associate’s degree, the admissions faculty at Green River Community College will assist the student in transferring his or her credits over to a four-year institution. In many circumstances, the student will then be required to complete only two more years of coursework before achieving a bachelor’s degree.
Those students who are not interested in eventually transferring to a four-year university can instead choose to complete a vocational training program. These programs provide students with career certification in a variety of fields that do not require extensive post-secondary education. Criminal justice, carpentry, administrative assistance, auto mechanic maintenance, and accounting are a few of the technical certificates that can be achieved at Green River Community College. These certificates lead to immediate employment in competitive career fields.
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Green River Community College is, perhaps, most known for their relatively new vocational training program in aviation. With this program, students can prepare for a career as an airplane pilot or air traffic control officer. The aviation program at Green River Community College includes extensive training with a brand-new flight simulator and training program.
Students at Green River Community College are also attracted by its specially designed courses for international students. One of the leading colleges for international students in the Northwest, Green River Community College has English classes for non-native English speakers and vocational training that accommodates citizens of other countries.
Many two-year colleges are prepared to accept students with lower high school grade point averages and poor high school performance. Green River Community College is no exception. Students are required to be at least eighteen years of age and have graduated high school or completed an equivalency examination to apply. Students who do not meet the age requirement such as home school students can still apply to Green River Community College if they meet the special application requirements. Students under the age of sixteen are generally not admitted.
Students at Green River Community College can compete in a variety of varsity and intramural sports on campus. Men at Green River Community College are able to play baseball, basketball, golf, tennis and compete in cross country events. The women of Green River Community College compete in softball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, basketball, cross country and golf. The student body at Green River proudly supports the various athletic teams. The Green River Community College athletic teams are known as the Gators and compete in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges. A competent staff of trainers, coaches, and physicians is dedicated to the health and fitness of the athletes at Green River Community College.
Auburn, Washington is a beautiful, forested city in the lushly green Northwest United States. A suburb of Seattle and Tacoma, Auburn is a perfect balance of small town life and big city access. Students who attend Green River Community College are thrilled to experience both the adventures of hiking, white water rafting, mountain climbing, canoeing, camping, spelunking, and bird watching and the fast-paced urban experience of downtown Seattle.
Seattle, Washington is one of the great cultural centers of the West Coast. With countless shopping centers and fine dining establishments as well as museums, bookstores, libraries, movie theaters, concert venues, and live theaters, students who attend Green River Community College will always have plenty of experience in the big city. Many of the courses offered at Green River Community College tap into the culture and experiences offered by Seattle and Tacoma. Students and professors will often take field trips to the cultural and academic sights of these cities. On the weekends, some students take off to catch a concert or a show in downtown Seattle and enjoy the rich taste of Washington’s night life. Others plan elaborate camping trips that pair fishing and hiking with white water rafting and mountain climbing. The flora and fauna of Washington is some of the most varied and vibrant in the continental United States. Students with a taste for the outdoors can see bald eagles, moose, elk, foxes, bears, hawks, and much more.
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| Surrounding community | Large suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. over 250,000) | ||||
| Total Population | 25,470 (21,282 urban / 4,188 rural) | ||||
| Households | 8,721 (2.92 people per house) | ||||
| Median Household Income | $62,478 | ||||
| Families | 6,843 (3.24 people per family) | ||||
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Green River is a community college. It's sports programs are part of the NWAACC not the NJCAA. There are approx 10,000 students.