by our College Data Analytics Team
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Green River College was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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GRC is ranked #685 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 50 colleges in Washington, GRC is ranked at #13.
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.
At GRC, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,186 | $8,033 | $10,012 | $15,124 | $15,263 |
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.
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 6% of students took out student loans averaging $5,320 a year. That adds up to $21,280 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 757 | NA |
| Information Technology | 140 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 97 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 86 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 60 | NA |
| Air Transportation | 57 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 53 | NA |
| General Physical Sciences | 46 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 44 | NA |
| Accounting | 40 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 4,498 students took at least one online class at Green River College. This is a decrease from the 5,756 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,498 | 2,351 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,756 | 3,690 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,595 | 4,026 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,364 | 1,074 |
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.
References
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