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Green River College Data & Information Overview

11% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Green River College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Green River College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

GRC was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into GRC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Green River College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

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Green River College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
46% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Green River College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Green River College is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  46 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Green River College

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Green River College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,760 Full-Time Undergraduates
41.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,493 undergraduates at GRC with 4,760 being full-time and 2,733 being part-time.

How Much Does Green River College Cost?

$9,323 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
$17,292 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of GRC is $9,323. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for GRC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,737 $8,625 $10,146 $14,834 $15,907

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of GRC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GRC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,323 a year. That adds up to $17,292 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GRC is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do GRC Graduates Make?

$43,209 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from GRC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $43,209 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Green River College make the most money.

Location of Green River College

Washington State
4,760 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Located in Auburn, Washington, Green River College is a public institution. Auburn is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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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
Website: https://www.greenriver.edu/

Green River College Majors

38 Majors With Completions
1,940 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Information Technology 60 NA
Computer Programming 46 NA
Business Administration & Management 45 NA
Entrepreneurial Studies 26 NA
Air Transportation 19 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 13 NA
Natural Resources Conservation 7 NA
Legal Support Services 1 NA
Mechanical Engineering 0 NA
Data Entry 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Green River College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at GRC

88% Take At Least One Class Online
56% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 5,756 students took at least one online class at Green River College. This is a decrease from the 6,595 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 5,756 3,690
2019-2020 6,595 4,026
2018-2019 3,485 1,272
2017-2018 3,364 1,074
2016-2017 2,943 974

Learn more about online learning at Green River College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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