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Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·ghc.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
Total enrollment
1,577
peer median 2,199
Avg net price
$3,149
-$3.1k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%

Pell equity

22.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%
Non-Pell
11%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 41 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
41
Passing
2
4.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

41programs
  • Passing2 · 4.9%
  • No Data39 · 95.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
39

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+10.0%
$42,966 vs $39,073
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+130.8%
$90,198 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$8,000 debt · $42,966 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$11,850 debt · $90,198 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1948Next review Apr 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jul 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  3. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  4. Aug 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$1,557
$30–48k$3,536
$48–75k$4,969
$75–110k$5,259
$110k+$9,110

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$3,149
-$3,136vs Baccalaureate median $6,286
Federal loans
5.0%
In-state tuition
$4,751
Out-of-state
$10,629

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 731 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $622K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
731
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,382,592 total
Direct Loans
$622K
189 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$307K
99 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$315K
90 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 195 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (7.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.1%
+4.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
195
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.5%
2017
17.9%
2018
18.8%
2019
7.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Grays Harbor College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

296 total completions
01Liberal Arts
17659.5%
02Health Professions
4515.2%
03Business
3311.1%
04Education
155.1%
05Physical Sciences
72.4%
06Natural Resources
51.7%
07Construction Trades
41.4%
08Precision Production
41.4%
09Biological Sciences
41.4%
10Mechanic
31.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,577
12-mo unduplicated
2,284
Undergraduate
2,284
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
50%1,148
Women
50%1,136

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.2%
Hispanic
21.5%
Unknown
8.2%
Two or more
7.4%
Black
3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.5%
Asian
2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Non-resident
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
89
58 M · 31 W
Women athletes
34.8%
Athletic aid
$130K
Total student aid
Budget
$690K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$77K
$53K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Wrestling
14 M · 17 W
$149K
Baseball
25 M ·
$111K
Basketball
14 M ·
$89K
Softball
· 14 W
$123K
Golf
5 M ·
$72K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,475 students

3-year trend

0.642 yrs ago2.041 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    60

    Grays Harbor College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Grays Harbor College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectGrays Harbor College
    39%1,577$3,149Baccalaureate
    Peninsula College
    2,153$4,529Baccalaureate
    Bellingham Technical College
    2,047$4,971Baccalaureate
    Centralia College
    2,244$7,600Baccalaureate
    Wenatchee Valley College
    3,067$10,733Baccalaureate
    Cascadia College
    2,380$12,612Baccalaureate
    Peer group median39%2,199$6,286

    Frequently asked questions about Grays Harbor College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Grays Harbor College.

    What is the graduation rate at Grays Harbor College?

    Grays Harbor College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Grays Harbor College?

    Grays Harbor College reports a total enrollment of 1,577 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Grays Harbor College?

    The average net price at Grays Harbor College is $3,149 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Grays Harbor College located?

    Grays Harbor College is located in Aberdeen, Washington 98520-7599.

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