GRAYS HARBOR COLLEGE
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive • Aberdeen, WA 98520 • www.ghc.ctc.edu President: Dr.
Ed Brewster, 360-538-4000, brewster@ghc.edu
Trustees: Denise Portmann, chair; Art Blauvelt, Dr. Harry Carthum, Rebecca Chaffee,
Fawn Sharp
KEY FACTS (Data from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise noted)
Year Founded: 1930
Service Area: Grays Harbor, Pacific
counties
Legislative Districts: 19, 24
Programs: 19 associate degrees,
17 professional-technical programs
and numerous 1-year and short-term
certificates.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Academic Transfer
• Nursing and Pre-Nursing
• Accounting
• Human Services
• Welding
• Criminal Justice
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
4,230
2,246
2,705
1,659
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
Corrections
1,024
I-BEST
89
Running Start
206
Worker Retraining
283
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
25+43+2012 25+75
11%
pre-college
20%
basic
skills
25%
workforce
education
25%
part-time
75%
full-time
43%
academic/
transfer
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
4%
African American
3%
Native American
9%
Hispanic
12%
Other, Multiracial
1%
White/Caucasian78%
Gender:
Female
Male
61%
39%
Median Age:25
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
61%
Students who work
36%
Students with children
33%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
POINTS OF INTEREST
New STEAM Building Grays Harbor College’s (GHC) new Gene Schermer Instructional Building opened on schedule for students
Opens for Fall 2015 fall 2015. The $45 million LEED-Gold (pending) structure features four floors covering 70,000 sq. ft., with
classrooms, labs, study spaces, faculty offices and common areas for community use. Science, technology,
engineering, art and math classes are now located in the Schermer Building.
GHC Receives 2nd Qualifying STEM students, specifically those in nursing and health sciences, can receive additional assistance
TRiO Grant for STEM via the new TRiO STEM Grant received by Grays Harbor College. Only three new TRiO programs were
Students awarded to Washington schools and this was the only new STEM grant. In addition, the college’s current
TRiO Student Support Services program, active since 2005, was awarded for an additional five years. TRiO
assists students who are first-generation, low income or disabled and planning to earn their bachelor’s
degree once they transfer from GHC. Combined, the TRiO grants will serve more than 280 students and
total $2 million over the next five years.
85 Years of Serving the Grays Harbor College marks 85 years of serving Grays Harbor and Pacific counties with the 2015-16 school
Community year. Founded in 1930, the college remains committed to providing quality education opportunities for all.
One new area of response to community needs is the new Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational
Management that the college expects to offer by fall 2016. The GHC Foundation is a key component of
this connection to the community, providing more than 300 students with scholarships totaling more than
$600,000 for this year. More than 75 percent of GHC students are financial-aid eligible.
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