Peer Institutions
Green River College (GRC) chose its state peer colleges from the other 33 community and technical colleges in Washington State. The peers were selected based on their relative size, demographics, and service area. The 8 peer colleges selected were Bellevue College, Clark College, Everett Community College, Highline College, Pierce College, Renton Technical College, Tacoma Community College, and Whatcom Community College.
GRC chose its national peer colleges from regionally accredited institutions using similar criteria to that which was used to select the state peer colleges. The 6 national peer colleges selected were College of Alameda, College of the Redwoods, Imperial Valley College, Laney College, Utah Tech University, and Yuba College. The current national peer college comparison data shared below were provided by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) in GRC's 2025 Customized Data Feedback Report.
This practice is consistent with the NWCCU Standard 1.B.2.
State Peer College Comparisons
State Peer College Disaggregated Comparisons
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- Post-College Employment
- 15 Credit Milestones - Year 1 to Year 4
- 30 Credit Milestones - Year 1 to Year 4
- 45 Credit Milestones - Year 1 to Year 4
- English Credit Milestones - Year 1 to Year 4
- Math Credit Milestones - Year 1 to Year 4