Green River Community College
| Type | 2-year |
|---|---|
| Established | 1963 |
| President | Eileen Ely |
| Students | 8,477 full-time, 11,237 part-time (Fall 2012)[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Gators |
| Website | http://www.greenriver.edu |
| File:GRCC logo.jpg | |
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Green River College (GRC) is a community college located in Auburn, Washington, USA. It has a student body of approximately 10,000.
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History
GRC started as a program of adult evening education in 1945 as part of the Auburn School District. The school was approved to become a community college in 1963 and began technical and professional programs in September 1964. The school was originally located near the Auburn Boeing Plant, but the following year the campus was relocated to its current location on Lea Hill.[2] In Sept. 2015, President Ely received a stern rebuke from the Washington State Labor Council which expressed "outrage at your administration's disrespectful, vindictive behavior towards the college's students, classified staff and faculty."
Campus
The main campus is on Lea Hill in Auburn, with satellite campuses in Enumclaw and Kent, Washington.
Academic profile
Green River College offers classes to prepare students for academic transfer to a four-year college of university; more than 40 professional and technical programs; and classes in Adult Basic Education and English for Speakers of Other Languages. One of the college's signature programs is Aviation Technology, where students are trained for a variety of careers including Air Traffic Controller and Professional Pilot.[3] Students learn in GRC's new state-of-the-art air traffic control lab and flight simulator.[4] Top transfer programs include business, engineering and IT. GRC offers a wide variety of other majors in sciences, humanities and social sciences.
Student life
Sport
Competes in the Western Region of the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC). The college athletic teams are nicknamed the Gators.
Media
GRC operates KGRG-FM and KGRG (AM) (formerly KENU - Pulse 1330). As with most college radio stations, the staff are mostly students. The GRC student newspaper, The Current, has been published since the college opened in 1965.
Notable people
- Tony Tost, poet
- David Riske, major league baseball player
- Doug Sisk, Major League Baseball Player
- Mark Emmert, PhD, 30th president of the University of Washington
- Joe Haigh, Head Women's Basketball Coach at Saint Francis University
References
External links
- Official website
- Under investigation for Clery Violations http://www.kentreporter.com/news/351559591.html
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