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Grays Harbor College has served our community since 1930 and is one of thirty-three community and technical colleges in the state of Washington.

In addition to the main campus in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor College operates learning centers in Elma, Raymond, Ilwaco, as well as the Whiteside Education Center in downtown Aberdeen and other community sites. By partnering with four-year universities, we also offer students the opportunity to complete four-year degrees while staying close to home.

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Accreditation

Grays Harbor College is accredited as a community college by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, 8060 165 Avenue NE, Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052. College-level credits earned by students at Grays Harbor College are accepted by colleges and universities throughout the United States.

The college is a member of the Association of Community College Trustees, the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Northwest Association of Community and Junior Colleges.

Equal Opportunity

Grays Harbor College provides equal opportunities and equal access in education and employment for all persons. The college is committed to ensuring freedom from discrimination based on gender, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status, sexual preference, disabled and veterans status, or the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability, in accordance with current state and federal laws.

Inquiries regarding compliance with equal opportunity/affirmative action should be directed to the Chief Human Resource Officer, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, WA 98520 or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2815 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98121.

For questions or concerns on matters affecting women or persons with handicaps, contact the Chief Human Resource Officer, Title IX and 504 Officer,Jewell C. Manspeaker Instructional Building, (360) 538-4234.

Grays Harbor College Foundation

The Grays Harbor College Foundation is among the oldest of the community college foundations in the Northwest, founded more than 40 years ago with proceeds raised from Gala Starlight Ball events. Since that time, the Foundation has continued to award scholarships for deserving students and identify other ways to be supportive of the College. The Foundation Board of Directors, which meets monthly on the main campus, includes more than 25 community leaders from Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties.

In addition to funding ten full-tuition scholarships each year, the Foundation also sponsors the World Class Scholars program. Through this outreach program, the Foundation makes a promise of a partial tuition scholarship to every seventh grader in Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties who signs a contract with the college and qualifies for World Class Scholars status by the time they graduate from high school. Students must attend GHC to receive the partial tuition scholarship. Thus far, more than 205 young people have qualified and received funding as World Class Scholars.

Recent efforts of the Foundation also include funding for College staff excellence awards, contributions towards capital projects, management of many endowed scholarship funds, plus the scholarships given annually ever since the first Starlight Ball.

The GHC Foundation Office is located on our main campus. For further information about donations to the Foundation or creating scholarship endowments, contact the office at (360) 538-4243.

Students’ Right to Know

Federal and state laws require higher education institutions like Grays Harbor College to provide students, prospective students and student employees information regarding:

Standards of conduct that prohibit unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol;
College security and safety policies and programs including campus crime statistics;
Graduation or completion rates by full-time undergraduate student athletes by race and sex for basketball and baseball, with all other sports combined;
Graduation or completion rates for selected programs.

Specific information regarding the above can be obtained by contacting the vice president for student services' office. The Aberdeen Police Department is the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction at the main Grays Harbor College campus. Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Department maintains a registered sex offender Website.

For more information, send an e-mail message to: Jane Goldberg (jgoldber@ghc.edu), or call (360) 538-4005.

GHC Main Campus, Aberdeen
(360) 538-4026 or toll-free (in WA state) 1-(800) 562-4830

Columbia Education Center, Ilwaco: (360) 642-9433
Riverview Education Center, Raymond: (360) 875-9466
Simpson Education Center, Elma: (360) 533-9733
Whiteside Education Center, Aberdeen (360) 533-9733

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