Discover, Connect, Belong
The First Year Experience (FYE) program helps you successfully transition to college level academic work and also design your future at and beyond Green River College!
Your first year of college can be tough, but it doesn't have to be! Students enrolled in GRC's First Year Experience introductory College Success course (ST SK 110 or COLL 110) will work with peer mentors and tailored tools, strategies, and self-reflective experiences to help make campus connections and foster a sense of belonging from your first day forward. Students will also research Careers and work with Advisors to make sure they are on the best degree path for them.
Through the First Year Experience, you will identify and develop your own unique strengths and connect with and learn from students, faculty and staff with diverse and varied experience from across Washington and the world in order to excel personally, academically and professionally at Green River College and beyond!
Students who complete First Year Experience (FYE) will:
Get to Know GRC
Learn how to navigate GRC’s virtual and physical campuses, deepen your understanding of college terms and resources, and engage proactively with our vibrant campus community.
Connect with Peer Mentors
Work with Peer Mentors to gain encouragement and new ways to approach your understanding of topics and resources.
Develop your professional self
Practice using specific tools for your professional toolkit, including how to have meaningful interactions with others (peers, staff, and faculty) in face-to-face and online settings.
Practice Academic Success Strategies
Boost your GPA with academic success strategies, including academic goal setting, syllabus literacy, time management skills, note-taking, study, and test-taking skills.
Foster Personal Well-Being
Practice personal toolkit and self-advocacy strategies to increase your mental, physical, and emotional well-being while building healthy social and academic networks to thrive as a GRC Gator.
Design Your Future!
Prepare actionable short- and long-term academic and career goals and plans with the support of key campus resources, including building relationships with your academic, career, and/or transfer advisors.