Green River Community College

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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.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Programs 4 Notable Affiliates 5 Radio stations 6 External links 7 References

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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] Green River Community College also boasts one of the greatest culinary art programs in the state.

[edit] Notable Affiliates

• Qiu Jie, Artist
• Tony Tost, poet
• David Riske, major league baseball player
• Mark Emmert, PhD, 30th president of the University of Washington
• Dave Styles, a former KGRG radio personality, currently works as a DJ at popular KISS 102.7 FM radio station in Los Angeles, California.[4]

[edit] Radio stations

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

[edit] External links

• Green River Community College 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

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Quick Facts (2007). Retrieved on November 11, 2007.
2. ^ About Green River Community College (2007). Retrieved on November 11, 2007.
3. ^ GRCC's aviation program continues to aim high.The school is CTI approved. (2007). Retrieved on December 17, 2007.