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When Grays Harbor College was established in 1930, a tradition of helping our students succeed also began. Now, some 78 years later, we have assembled excellent instructors and dedicated staff, all caring individuals focused on providing the very best services to the students in the Grays Harbor and Pacific counties that we serve. We are focused on success of all varieties – helping students as they work towards an Associate degree with plans to transfer on to a four-year college or university; teaching new skills that could lead to a new or improved job; or encouraging someone as they strive to earn a GED, master English as a new language, or enroll in any one of our community special interest courses.

The success of our students is our first and foremost goal. Our purpose is to help you achieve your goals leading you towards the future you are choosing. In fact, “Here to Help” is the motto you will notice displayed on many staff desks. Major construction projects have taken place on our main campus in recent years, again so your college environment is the most conducive for learning. We have also located education centers in Elma, Raymond, and Ilwaco to bring learning opportunities closer to your home and also offer a comprehensive list of online courses, again to make learning easier to reach.

This legacy of serving and nurturing success, initiated nearly eight decades ago in an old wooden schoolhouse, confirms our commitment to provide you with top-quality learning opportunities. We will be with you all along the way because your success is important to all of us here at Grays Harbor College. Please don’t hesitate to ask any of us for help. Best wishes for a rewarding year at GHC!

Edward J. Brewster
President

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.