Shoreline Community College

16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA, 98133-5696 - View a map of this school Map

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Shoreline Community College demonstrates dedication to student success by providing rich opportunities to learn, excellence in teaching and comprehensive support services, in close collaboration with its diverse community. Shoreline serves the community's lifelong educational and cultural needs. The mission of community colleges in this state has always been to provide access to higher education to students such as these and to offer them the chance to build skills to take them to higher wage levels....

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School Overview:

  • Shoreline Community College
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County King County, WA -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 3,172 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 2,861 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 6,033 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 29% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 19% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,607 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 16% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,729 $1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 9% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $745 $1,146
% Students Receiving Loans 7% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $2,010 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Established in 1964, Shoreline operates under the regulations of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and is governed by the Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College, District Number Seven.
  • Located 10 miles north of downtown Seattle , Shoreline is one of the most strikingly beautiful college campuses in Washington. Nestled among native evergreens, the campus is a brilliant sea of colors during spring, summer and fall, when many flowering plants are in bloom. The scenic surrounding area is nationally known for its recreational and cultural opportunities, which richly complement academic life. Twenty-six buildings constitute the 83-acre campus. These include an award-winning automotive training center, a visual arts building, computer centers, laboratories, a student center, a theater, a well-equipped gymnasium that includes an exercise room and racquetball courts, a child care center, a sophisticated multimedia center and the Ray W. Howard Library/Technology Center.
  • Shoreline Community College's professional/technical training is designed to place students in the workplace upon completion of each program. More than 50 career training programs are offered. Students can earn an Applied Associate in Arts and Sciences (AAAS) degree, or a Certificate of Proficiency, or a Certificate of Completion.
  • Shoreline Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

  • Lynnwood High School teacher Vic Bennet dies (Everett Herald)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:24:28 am
    LYNNWOOD — Longtime Lynnwood High School history teacher Vic Bennet died Nov. 8 of leukemia. Bennet had taught in the Edmonds School District for 40 years, the last 24 at Lynnwood High. He had earlier taught at Edmonds-Woodway and Mountlake Terrace high schools.
  • IN BRIEF (The Daily World)
    posted on November 15, 2009 at 09:25:37 am
    Three Aberdeen High graduates are competing in the NWAACC soccer quarterfinals today at Walla Walla. Sophomore Nicole Chapin and freshman Gina Carossino are members of Shoreline Community College’s women’s team. Sophomore Jay Hardy plays for Highline Community College men’s club.
  • UCCC mourns former president (Kingston Daily Freeman)
    posted on November 7, 2009 at 08:06:54 am
    KINGSTON – Barbara A. Adams, who served as president of Ulster County Community College from 1997 to 2000, has died from cancer, college officials said Friday. She was 75.
  • Candidates for president field questions at LBCC (Albany Democrat-Herald)
    posted on November 7, 2009 at 04:23:44 am
    The Board of Education for Linn-Benton Community College will meet this morning to decide whether to add site visits to the search for a president to succeed Rita Cavin.
  • COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: WCC tops Shoreline CC 3-2 (The Bellingham Herald)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:27:08 am
    The Whatcom Community College volleyball team beat Shoreline Community College 25-21, 17-25, 25-12,

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