Important
Information for our Students
Greetings Prospective
Student,
Information in this section is designed
to assist your transition to Green River
Community College. You will find information
on important dates, airport pick-up,
and dates you can meet with staff when
they are in your country.
Feel free to
e-mail me if you have any questions...
Looking forward to meeting you soon
at GRCC!
Michael McIntyre
Educational Planner & Student Advisor,
International Programs
Important Information
Important Dates
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Winter Quarter: December
through March 2011 |
| Classes end |
March 18, 2011 |
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Spring Quarter: March through
June 2011 |
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Housing move-in date |
March 21, 2011 |
| Orientation and testing
begins |
March 22, 2011 |
| Classes start |
March 28, 2011 |
| Classes end |
June 13, 2011 |
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Summer Quarter: June through
August 2011 |
|
Housing move-in date |
June 15, 2011 |
| Orientation and testing
begins |
June 16, 2011 |
| Classes start |
June 20, 2011 |
| Classes end |
August 11, 2011 |
3 Things You Should Know About
USA Community Colleges
1. Community Colleges are an entry
point to universities
In most parts of the world, high
school students take standardized university
entrance exams. If students do well,
they are admitted to highly competitive
places in national universities. If
they fare poorly, they go to work or
attend trade schools. There is usually
no chance for them to ever attend a
university. In the US, it is different.
Education is seen as the great equalizer
of opportunity. University admission
has two doors, not one. Students can
enter as first-year freshmen, or transfer
from a community college as third-year
juniors. They all earn the same university
bachelor’s degree, regardless of which
door they use to get in.
2. Fifty percent of USA BA Degree holders
start at a Community Colleges
Half of USA bachelor’s degree holders
start their higher education at a community
college. Many excellent students prefer
to live at home and save money by taking
the first two years of their university
degrees at a nearby community college.
They then transfer to a university and
complete their bachelor’s degrees in
an additional two years. Attending a
community college and transferring to
a university is a very common educational
choice in the United States.
3. Community Colleges are well respected
in the USA
Almost all USA public universities
and most private universities gladly
admit community college transfers, including
Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley and Michigan.
Top universities in the United States
respect community colleges and accept
their graduates. As stated above, almost
half of all US university bachelor’s
degree holders transferred from community
colleges.
Green River Staff on the Road
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Bruce Compton
Norway: January 16 - February
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MacKenzie Hizon
Vietnam: March
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Leo Harten
Our Recruitment Representative,
is currently living in Indonesia.
If you would like Leo to assist
you with any promotional activities,
please let us know.
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Let us Know How We Can Help
We are committed to delivering outstanding
personal service to our students. We
need your help to continually improve.
Please send me your comments and let
us know how we can better serve you:
mmcintyre@greenriver.edu.
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