Edmonds Community College
- Edmonds Community College is a leader in providing quality opportunities for learning and service, responding to the dynamic needs of our diverse community.
School Highlights
Edmonds Community College serves 8,041 students (44% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 33:1 is higher than the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is equal to the state average of 53%.
Top Rankings
Edmonds Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Washington for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 243 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Edmonds Community College | (WA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 243 staff | 157 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- More than 11,000 students take courses for credit toward a certificate or degree at Edmonds Community College. Over 43 percent of these students plan to transfer to a four-year college or university; over 31 percent work toward career program degrees; about 3 percent are undecided; and other take courses for enrichment, for workplace skills, and for GED, basic skills, and family education. More than 62 percent of students in credit courses are part-time students who combine college with work and with family. Career Programs Offered at Edmonds Community College includes Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, International Business, Chemistry Laboratory Technician, Construction Management, Culinary Arts, Fashion Merchandising and Design, Horticulture, Business Information Technology, Paralegal, Hospitality and Tourism, Computers, Electronics and Networks, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, E-Commerce, High-Tech Certification, Visual Communication and Multimedia, Early Childhood Education, Family Life Education, Fire Command Administration and Social and Human Services. The College campus covers 50-acre in Lynnwood, 15 miles north of Seattle. Edmonds Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Edmonds Community College is Shoreline Community College (5.0 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 5,949 students | 5.00 Mi16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133
(206) 546-4101 5.005,949 - 3,757 students | 7.40 Mi18345 Campus Way NE
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 352-8860 7.403,757 - North Seattle CollegePublic5,929 students | 7.90 Mi9600 College Way North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 934-3600 7.905,929 - Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate for-profit468 students | 8.10 Mi9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 322-6100 8.10468 - 3,670 students | 10.80 Mi11605 132nd Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 739-8100 10.803,670
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