Welcome
ABOUT GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Green River Community College is a public twoyear college where students from all over the world come together to learn, grow and enrich their lives. Green River’s main campus, founded in Auburn’s Lea Hill neighborhood in 1965, stretches over 180 acres of beautifully forested land. Branch campuses, located in downtown Auburn, Kent and Enumclaw, bring the college’s unique educational experiences to local communities. The median age of Green River students is 22. More than 10,000 students, both full and part-time, attend Green River annually. At Green River, students can choose from a wide variety of transfer degrees to fouryear colleges and universities, more than 40 professional and technical programs, pre-college and basic skills and continuing education programs. Top transfer programs include business, engineering and liberal arts, as well as offering a wide variety of other majors in sciences, humanities and social sciences. Green River has its own student housing complex. Students enjoy a convenient, on-campus location with comfortable, high quality facilities, an excellent study environment, and an opportunity to get involved and make friends in a supportive community. Students at Green River are encouraged to get involved and fully engage in the college experience. Many student clubs and organizations are available including musical, athletic, cultural, educational and degree-specific opportunities like the college's newspaper The Current and broadcasting on our studentoperated radio stations KGRG and KGRG.1.
Core Themes Green River’s mission recognizes the college’s commitment to instruction and the success of all students regardless of their skill levels and education goals. The college has identified four core themes to further define the mission which are used to assess institutional effectiveness. •
Career and Technical Education – We train learners for professional and technical career readiness, transitions and advancement.
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College Transfer – We provide programs and services to ready students for transition to and success in future degree programs.
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College Readiness – We offer pre-college programs and services to equip learners for successful transition to college.
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Continuing and Community Education – We demonstrate ongoing commitment to the professional, social and personal enrichment needs of our community.
PURPOSE Green River provides learning opportunities for the residents of Washington and operates in accordance with the state of Washington’s Community College Act of 1967.
ROLE, SCOPE and Values Role and Scope
As reaffirmed by the Board of Trustees March 26, 2013.
Green River offers courses and programs leading to a variety of associate and bachelor of applied science degrees, certificates and diplomas in career and technical fields and academic transfer. The college also offers customized training, developmental and basic skills programs, as well as a variety of noncredit activities and courses for personal enrichment. Students can choose to enroll at the main campus in Auburn, or one of the three branch campuses located in downtown Auburn, Kent and Enumclaw. Green River also offers a variety of support services to currently enrolled and prospective students to increase their chances for success.
Vision
CORE VALUES
Strong academics, solid student services, a diverse and lively campus community and stateof-the-art facilities combine at Green River to provide students a one-of-kind education with lessons that will stay with them throughout their lives.
VISION, Mission ,Themes
The vision for Green River Community College for 2020 is: To be ranked among the very best in student completion and success and be an invaluable community partner and asset with robust and diverse revenue streams.
We, the faculty, staff, administration and Board of Trustees of Green River, embrace the following values and beliefs: •
MISSION The mission of Green River Community College is to: Ensure student success through comprehensive educational programs and support services responsive to our diverse communities.
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Student success – We support student engagement, retention, completion and post-program success through excellent teaching and learning and comprehensive support services. High quality – We provide high quality in teaching, learning and support services in an environment of compassion and integrity.
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Student access – We meet student needs for access to and inclusion in their educational pursuits.
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Community engagement – We collaborate, stimulate and contribute to the educational, economic and social development of our external and internal communities through continued learning.
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Equity – We encourage, foster respect for and respond equitably to diverse perspectives and needs.
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Global awareness – We foster citizen responsibility by cultivating a global perspective on critical issues and challenges affecting our community and the world.
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Stewardship – We strive to maintain sound financial management, increase effective and efficient operations, develop state-of-the-art infrastructure (to include staffing, technology and facilities), and be forthcoming and transparent in accountability for resource use.
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Innovation – We seek to encourage, create and adopt innovative perspectives, policies and practices that will help achieve the college’s mission.
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Campus environment – We preserve the safety, ecology and sustainability of our campus environment.
Accreditation Green River Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department of Education. Green River’s accreditation was reaffirmed in 2013. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 8060 165th Avenue NE, Suite 100 Redmond, Washington 98052-3981 In addition to the institution being accredited, several Career and Technical Education Programs have earned special accreditation or recognition in their field of specialty.
Specialized Program Accreditation The Practical Nursing Program is approved by the Washington State Department of Health’s Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.