Green River College

GRCC doesn’t value, appreciate, or respect its employees. Faculty, staff, and students are the college, and ought be treated as the asset they are.

Busy campus. There are lots of support options for students, very large library.
The library can be kinda noisy, too many people playing/​watching video game on computers during school hrs. Makes it hard to find a open computer when u need it for school work.
The nature trails around campus are great, lots of paths and beautiful nature.
The food options are terrible on campus. The grill hot meal options are mostly all fried. :(food overall is a bit pricy. The coffee station in LB building is pretty good. I go there weekly.

This is a beautiful campus! Had to walk through it today and was not regretful. If there are any students (.graduate level) who is looking for housing, please let me know!

Good college

Parking is unclear. Parking lot #14 is unmarked, no signage, and no «no parking» signs. It’s a large gravel lot that student’s park at. We park the best we can and give one another space to get in and out. All was well. I got a ticket for $ 30, the citation stated that I parked in a «no parking» area. What!!? There is no «no parking» sign, there is no stall markings, and nothing to let any student know where exactly to park. What a shameful way to make money off of student’s who abide and follow parking policies. I am requesting a hearing, now wasting more of my time. I am frustrated with this college’s security parking representative. How can you give a ticket to a person when they had no clue they were parking in a «no parking» area? Not honest.

Parking is awful most of the time, and there is a huge problem with people breaking into vehicles.

As far as I’m concerned for a community college this is as good as it gets! It is certainly much better than other alternatives such as Highline. Green River has a beautiful library and student center. It has been awhile since I attended but most of my professors were fantastic other than one Jewish guy who taught English. He had political views like Rush Limbaugh and he would get all crazy about it and get red in the face each day and yell because his class was all about politics, even though it shouldn’t have been. I don’t remember his name but I hope he has retired. I can’t really comment on the cafeteria food as I usually brought my own lunch. I know many of my friends enjoyed the food though. You will still pay quite a bit for textbooks, but you can get some used ones for a lesser price. Still overall you will pay way less money for classes and books than at an institution such as the UW. My one complaint was parking. If you get there any time after eight AM forget about finding a parking spot.

Good school in general, good professors, nice environment. I am currently enrolled here and haven’t had any problems with my professors. The professors that I’ve had have been friendly and all seem to care a lot about what they are teaching. From my experience, my professors have always been helpful whenever I had questions.
The only complaint I would say is that the office staff at GRCC is not the best. They are not always friendly and sometimes they talk shit about the students that go here. I was sitting waiting to take a test in the writing center and the woman in her office was saying a lot of bad things about the students to some other employee and they were making fun of the students saying things like how the students are stupid, why can’t they look online, why they don’t do this, etc etc.
Also, the older woman that works in Enrollment services is VERY VERY RUDE. I’m not sure if she is discriminating against International students or just rude to everyone, but every time my husband and I have gone there to talk to her, she is very short with us, impatient, abrupt, and doesn’t let us clarify or ask further questions. When she looks at us when we approach her, her whole attitude is just «Hurry up, what do you want?» If we ask one question, she’ll cut us off, give us a short answer, and make us leave. I hate going into Enrollment services to ask questions.
But the people that work in Financial Aid and the Advisory office, from my experience, have been friendly and helpful.
Anyways, I like the environment of the school and the greenery. I think the courses they have are good as well. They also have a lot of clubs and events at the school to get students involved.

I really enjoy majority of the instructors here. I was going to Highline as a running start student, then ended up leaving because I felt so lost with my goals. When I did decide to return to school, my first priority was meeting up with an advisor to get my graduation date set and my classes all lined up. The advisers there are amazing. They are very up front with what you will need as a student to succeed in the future. As well the instructors (for the most part) are attentive to their students. I would recommend anyone who is looking for a community college in the area to come here.

10 years ago, I got my AA Degree from GRCC, and now I am a staff member there. If you can’t tell just by that statement, I love this college! The location is nice, and the campus is gorgeous! The staff, myself included, are incredibly friendly and eager to help students. The faculty are extremely knowledgeable and will go the extra mile to make sure students are getting the best education possible. Students have a variety of programs to choose from, which is amazing… especially in this economy! If you are considering pursuing a degree, you should come check out GRCC!

I am currently taking the Veterinary Assistant course through Green River C.C.
They have been really helpful and friendly my entire schooling with them. I graduate from the program on August 6^th and I already got a job in a Veterinary Clinic! Things are looking up!
I would consider taking this course!

Continuing education courses at GRCC are a good value!
I attended a one-​time 2-​hour continuing ed course recently ($ 39) and found it to be a good value and worth my time. The subject was voice-​over (radio announcing) and the instructor (a guy who does this all over the US) was an expert in the field and a good teacher.
If other courses (in other subjects) have equally experienced instructors, I would consider doing this again.

They actually know how to use funds to upgrade buildings and equipment for the benefits of the students? No way!
I came here reluctantly after several bad experiences with Highline CC. I’m currently working on getting some medical prereqs I didn’t have in my undergrad so I can apply for my Master’s degree. I took an anatomy class, and everything from application, registration, to applying for the second class I needed the following quarter was fast, easy, and a no-​brainer. The class I took was in the new science building, the professors I met were very nice, and it’s just a pleasure to be on campus.
If you are considering a community college, I would definitely recommend GRCC. It’s obvious they care about their student population by providing excellent service and a quality campus.

Way back in the Paleolithic era while most of mankind was first learning to make and use stone tools, I was busy earning an AA degree from Green River. I haven’t even been on the campus since Justin Bieber was born, so… I guess this review is kind of pointless. Kind of like old Beebs himself. Oh well, I wish to give props to my old school anyway. Southeast Siii-​de!
Out of the many, many schools I’ve attended over the years GRCC is one of the few I look back on fondly. The teachers there were some of the best I’ve ever had. I’m 100% convinced that you receive a much better education at a CC than you do at a university because here the teachers actually teach, rather than hole up in their offices trying to secure tenure while some grad student that barely speaks English does all the actual teaching.
It’s a gorgeous campus and just a place you don’t mind being. Heck, I took two summer sessions there and didn’t mind being there that much. I actually kind of recommend summer session because it’s a bit shorter, totally laid back, and you get let out early a lot ;)
Even the admin staff is easy to deal with. Just recently I discovered I had lost my GRCC diploma somewhere along the way and called about getting a new one. I was transferred to the correct person immediately, and she was super nice and helpful. And I got my diploma the next freaking day! That’s night and day compared to dealing with the UW. Ugh, don’t get me started on them.
I SAID DON’T GET ME STARTED!
A-​hem. Anyway… if you’re thinking about taking a class or two here I would highly recommend it.

Not a student here, but just took a Bob Ross Oil Landscaping painting class. Was pretty awesome to say the least. $ 115 for two weekends of painting. You take home a finished painting each weak. There is also a $ 40 supply fee as well. All well worth it in my opinion. The teacher is wonderful, as well was all who attended. 8:30am — 4:30 pm.

GRCC is overall a pretty good school. right now they are in the process of remodeling almost all the buildings so it’s kind of a mess, but usually the campus is very beautiful and I’m sure it will look great once they finish it. There are trails that go behind the school that you can look out and see the valley and Mt Rainier before you go all the way down to the river itself. The library is pretty average. The offices can be sort of unorganized and frustrating, but I’ve never atteded a school where this wasn’t true. The classes/​professors are kind of a hit or miss. If you spend some time there you’ll definitely end up learning something. Overall I think GRCC is a great addition to the community.

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say what you will about community college in general, but i love this place.
the campus is lush with forestry and has fun paths leading from building to building. the squirrels are friendly and not at all afraid of people. (please don’t feed them. for the love of god they’re fat enough already.) it feels like i’m escaping from the everyday craziness when i come here.
as far as the staff, i’ve always had excellent professors at grcc. my favorite class was philosophy 120 (quantitative logic) with mr. jeffreys. he was excellent at explaining the subject matter in a way that anyone could grasp, and he looked like robin williams in ‘the dead poets’ society’. other favorite classes included pottery, spanish, and political science.
i still have a few quarters left before i have to move on to university, and i’ll be savoring every minute.