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Evergreen had an impact on me that I still feel. The skills I learned at Evergreen in communication, setting goals, leadership and personal ethics are with me every day. Evergreen was the perfect place for me.
—Chere Weiss, Community Outreach Coordinator, St. Johns Medical Center, Longview, Washington
Incredible Experiences
You’ll have many opportunities to explore your interests and discover new ones.
Imagine yourself at Evergreen. See a slice of what you’ll be a part of during your time here as a Greener.
Explore profiles of current students to see how Evergreen changes people’s lives.
Faculty member Chico Herbison talks about what makes learning at Evergreen so different from other colleges.
Professional Success
Evergreen alumni have gone on to become successful in every field they've entered, from art, business, and education to health care, media, and science.
Sarah Amell ’03 is an archaeologist on land, underwater, and even in an office.
Kirk Haffner ’88 and daughter Dever Kuni ’12 are expanding solar energy use.
Read more Evergreen alumni success stories.
Read Evergreen Magazine and catch up on the latest accomplishments of our alumni.
Go Beyond
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Learning
You’ll be better equipped for the workforce after graduation because our unique academics more accurately reflect the real world.
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Value
You’ll have less financial worry. Evergreen has one of the lowest tuition costs and fastest time to degree of any Washington four-year school. Fiske Guide calls it a 2015 “Best Buy.”
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Prospects
97 percent of our graduates are working, in graduate or professional schools, or otherwise doing something personally meaningful one year after graduation.
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Access
You’ll get hands-on experience right away because we give you access to an impressive range of tools and technologies from our scanning electron microscope to a wealth of media equipment.
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Scene
As one of the Pacific Northwest’s cultural centers, Olympia offers a vibrant independent music and art scene, theater, restaurants, bars, parks, and a full slate of events and activities to enrich your free time.
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Mascot
Speedy, our humble and beloved mascot, happens to be a geoduck—a large clam—that inevitably tops weirdest mascot lists year after year.
Want to know more? Check out our Fact Page.
News and Events
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Evergreen News
For more news stories and information for the media, see our news site.
Student-written Original Musical Blends Chinese Theatre and Broadway
Published: June 3, 2014
Blending classic Chinese musical theatre and Broadway, The Evergreen State College presents The Blooming Season, an original, student-written production, to be performed on Friday May 30th, and Saturday May 31st at 7:30 p.m. in Evergreen’s Communications Building Experimental Theater, at 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW in Olympia. Tickets are $5 at the door. Parking is $2 on Friday and free on Saturday. For more information, call 360-867-7444 or visit evergreen.edu/performingarts. Read the whole story.
Evergreen Board, Faculty and Staff Achievements Recognized
Published: June 3, 2014
Whole-hearted service to the community, inspired leadership in the arts, sustained commitment to education and a lifetime of national service were honored May 13 by Les Purce, president of The Evergreen State College at the President’s Recognition Dinner. Read the whole story.