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Green River Community College.
Established	1963
Type	2-year
President	Rich Rutkowski
Students	9,212 (Fall 2006)[1]
Location	Auburn, Washington, USA
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Gators
Website	http://www.greenriver.edu

Green River Community College (GRCC) is a community college located in Auburn, Washington, USA. It has a student body of approximately 10,000.

History

GRCC 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. GRCC has since opened satellite campuses in Enumclaw, Washington and Kent, Washington.^[2]

Demographics

As of Fall 2007 self-reported data, 43% of students are male and 57% female. 61% of students are white, 13% multi-racial, 8% Asian/Pacific Islander, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Native American, and 4% Other.^[1]

About 35% of students that leave GRCC receive an academic Associates Degree, 7% earn a vocational Associate Degree, while another 44% gain vocational certificates.^[1]

Programs

Green River Community Colleges 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. Students learn in GRCC's new state-of-the-art air traffic control lab and flight simulator.^[3] Top transfer programs include business, engineering and IT. GRCC offers a wide variety of other majors in sciences, humanities and social sciences.

Green River is also known for its strong international program. As of spring 2008, GRCC hosted over 1,000 international students from 44 countries, ranking it among the top 20 community colleges in the US in international enrollment.

Notable Affiliates

• Wordsfield, poet
• Tony Tost, poet
• David Riske, major league baseball player
• Mark Emmert, PhD, 30th president of the University of Washington
• Teri Free, currently works on "The T man" morning show on KUBE 93.3 FM^[4]
• Dave Styles, a former KGRG radio personality, currently works as a DJ at popular 102.7 KIIS FM radio station in Los Angeles, California.
• Billy , another former KGRG radio personality, currently works as a DJ at local Movin' 92.5 FM radio station based out of Bellevue, Washington.

Radio stations

GRCC operates KGRG-FM and KGRG (AM) (formerly KENU - Pulse 1330). As with most college radio stations, the staffs are mostly students.

External links

• Green River Community College official website
• Green River Community College International Programs official website
• Green River Community College Official Master Plan
• The Current - Official GRCC Student Newspaper
• King County Metro Transit official website with bus schedules
• KGRG 89.9FM
• KGRG-1 1330AM

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Quick Facts". 2007. http://www.greenriver.edu/ResearchPlanning/Quickfacts.htm. Retrieved November 11, 2007.  
2. ^ "About Green River Community College". 2007. http://www.greenriver.edu/mission/AboutGRCC.htm. Retrieved November 11, 2007.  
3. ^ "GRCC's aviation program continues to aim high.The school is CTI approved.". 2007. http://www.auburn-reporter.com/jumpstory.html?story=news2&pubdate=11/17/2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.  
4. ^ Tari Free homepage- KUBE 93.3 FM