GHC Admissions and Records Office

Select this link for answers to frequently asked questions
or e-mail: admissions@ghc.edu

Application Form
All students must complete an application.
Applications may be completed Online, in-person, or by mail. To obtain a mail-in application, call the Office of Admissions and Records at (360) 538-4026, or you may download the application. Students who have previously attended GHC, but have missed a quarter or more, should complete the Returning Student Application Form.

High School or GED Verification
New students must provide a high school transcript verifying graduation or a copy of a GED certificate. Students who have qualified for admission under the provisions of the Running Start program are exempt from this requirement.

Grays Harbor College offers a program designed to help adult students earn a Washington State High School Diploma. Students must complete the minimum number of credits the state requires for a diploma in all the designated subject areas. Those credits a student did not complete at his or her high school can be completed at Grays Harbor College. Students who are 19 years of age and older can get their tuition reduced significantly. Placement test scores and high school transcripts are required to enter the program.

Transfer Students
Students with previous college classes must submit transcripts of former work to the Office of Admissions and records. These transcripts will be evaluated to determine credit equivalency.

International Students
Grays Harbor College welcomes applications from freshman and transfer international students. For more information, please call the Office of Admissions and Records at (360) 538-4026.

Note: Definition of "Residency" changed
Effective July1, 2003, Washington state law changed the definition of “resident student.” The law makes certain students, who are not permanent residents or citizens of the United States, eligible for resident student status – and eligible to pay resident tuition rates – when they attend public colleges and universities in this state. To qualify for resident status, students must complete an affidavit/declaration/certification stating that they are not permanent residents or citizens of the United States but have met the following conditions:
Resided in Washington State for the three (3) years immediately prior to receiving a high school diploma, and completed the full senior year at a Washington high school, OR, Completed the equivalent of a high school diploma and resided in Washington State for the three (3) years immediately before receiving the equivalent of the diploma, AND, Continuously resided in the State since earning the high school diploma or its equivalent.

Accreditation

Grays Harbor College is accredited as a community college by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. It is also approved as an institution of higher learning by the Veterans Administration. College-level credits earned by students at Grays Harbor College are accepted by colleges & 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 Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Northwest Association of Community and Junior Colleges.

NOTIFICATION OF YOUR RIGHTS UNDER FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their educational records.  They are:  (1) The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the College receives a request for access.  Students should submit to the registrar written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect.  The College official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.  If the records are not maintained by the College official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.  (2) The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading.  Students may ask the College to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading.  They should write the College officials responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.  If the College decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the College will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment.  Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.  (3) The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.  One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests.  A school official is a person employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position whom the College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks.  A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.  (4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Grays Harbor College to comply with the requirements of FERPA.  The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC   20202-4605

GHC NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

Grays Harbor College complies with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 concerning the information, which becomes a part of a student's permanent educational record and governing the conditions of its disclosure.  Procedural guidelines governing compliance with this statute have been developed and are available through the Office of Admissions and Records.  The following directory data is considered public information and will routinely be given in response to requests:  student's name, address, gender, date of birth, major field of study, extracurricular activities, height and weight of athletic team members, dates of attendance, degrees, scholarships and awards received, other institutions attended, and veteran status.  Any student wishing to have such information withheld when inquiries are received must notify the Office of Admissions and Records in writing.

Additional information:

* Running Start
* Tech Prep
* Baccalaureate Degrees

* Course Descriptions from GHC General Catalog

* Sample Course Syllabi

* Current Schedule of Classes

GRAYS HARBOR COLLEGE
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive
Aberdeen, WA 98520

(360) 532-9020
or toll-free (in WA state) (800) 562-4830
Fax: (360) 538-4299

Riverview Education Center, Raymond: 360-875-9466, Fax: 360-875-9467
Columbia Education Center, Ilwaco: 360-642-9433, Fax: 360-642-9434
Whiteside Education Center, Aberdeen: 360-533-9733, Fax: 360-533-9779

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