North Seattle College
Top Ranked (2021-22): View Rankings
Tel:
(206) 934-3600
- North Seattle Community College provides a supportive, responsive teaching and learning environment distinguished by its commitment to openness, innovation, and excellence in education.
School Highlights
North Seattle College serves 5,929 students (32% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 35:1 is higher than the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 53%.
Top Rankings
North Seattle College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Washington for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 171 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| North Seattle 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 | 171 staff | 157 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Established in 1970, NSCC is an accredited two-year public college. It is is one of 34 community and technical colleges in Washington and is part of the Seattle Community College District, which also includes Seattle Central and South Seattle Community Colleges and the Seattle Vocational Institute. NSCC is located in the Northgate area five miles north of the Seattle city center in a quiet residential neighborhood. The college is easily accessed from I-5. Its modern campus occupies 62 acres, including 11 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands. North Seattle Community College is known for the breadth of its educational choices, the support it provides its students, and the excellence of its instruction. Our programs prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university and/or enter the workforce. NSCC also offers basic education, English-as-a-second-language, and continuing education classes. NSCC offers more than 40 career training programs and has a robust selection of continuing education and college preparation courses.NSCC is a member of the Seattle Community College District and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to North Seattle College is Pima Medical Institute-Seattle (0.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate for-profit468 students | 0.40 Mi9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 322-6100 0.40468 - 5,949 students | 3.40 Mi16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133
(206) 546-4101 3.405,949 - Seattle Central CollegePublic6,802 students | 6.00 Mi1701 Broadway Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 934-3800 6.006,802 - The Art Institute of SeattlePrivate, for profit1,378 students | 6.30 Mi2323 Elliott Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 448-0900 6.301,378 - 3,757 students | 7.70 Mi18345 Campus Way NE
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 352-8860 7.703,757
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