Green River Community College is a medium, two-year, public school with 7,550 students enrolled.

This school was founded in 1963 and is the only postsecondary institution located in Auburn, Washington.

Several-month certficate, 1-year certificate, and associate degree are available at Green River Community College.

This school accepts your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

If you wish to file your FAFSA application for Federal Student Aid, the school code for Green River Community College is 003780.

Federal Student Aid is an office of the US Department of Education, which provides grants and loans to eligible applicants. To meet minimum eligibility requirements you need to have a valid Social Security number and high school diploma or GED certificate.

It is quite difficult to get a loan at Green River Community College, as 13% of the school's students receive loans, and the average loan amount is about $2,600.

Green River Community College follows a quarter-based curriculum calendar system and offers enrollment in 41 programs including Court Reporting, Criminal Justice and Police Science, and Physical Therapist Assistant.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you anticipate to transfer or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Green River Community College is relatively low at 61% (below Washington average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school. The graduation rate at Green River Community College is low - 31%.

Average tuition pricing is relatevely low, around $8,000 a year. The additional fees at Green River Community College (not including tuition costs) are around $400 a year; this comes to $8,400 per academic year.

Green River Community College provides a distance education program and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Green River Community College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, Green River Community College helps students to evaluate their career options and to find a full-time job upon graduation.

At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Green River Community College.

According to the recent data, Green River Community College is a safe school. Read the details about safety at Green River Community College in the Safety Report for this school.

The cities around Green River Community College are Federal Way, Des Moines, Fife, Puyallup, and Renton.

If you want to obtain more details about studying at Green River Community College, call this school's general information office at (253) 833-9111 or check Green River Community College Website.