South Seattle College
- South Seattle Community College is a constantly evolving educational community dedicated to providing quality learning experiences which prepare students to meet their goals for life and work.
School Highlights
South Seattle College serves 6,177 students (31% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 39:1 is higher than the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is more than the state average of 53%.
Top Rankings
South Seattle College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Washington for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
School Overview
The teacher population of 157 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| South 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 | 157 staff | 157 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Located on an 87-acre hilltop overlooking Eliott Bay, South Seattle Community College offers a panoramic view of the city skyline and surrounding mountains. This unique setting serves as a portal of opportunity for students with diverse needs to prepare to meet their educational and career goals. SCC provides opportunities to complete the first two years of a bachelor's degree program, to train for rewarding careers in an abundance of professional/technical programs, update job skills or change careers, complete high school and improve basic skills. South Seattle Community College, located in a residential West Seattle neighborhood, offers many unique college transfer and workforce programs and is distinguished by the breadth of partnerships that support programs such as aviation, culinary arts, health care, horticulture, the construction trades and winemaking. South also is known for its lively multicultural and multi-ethnic student body. The Seattle Community Colleges and the Seattle Vocational Institute are public, state-supported institutions accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to South Seattle College is The Art Institute of Seattle (4.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- The Art Institute of SeattlePrivate, for profit1,378 students | 4.20 Mi2323 Elliott Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 448-0900 4.201,378 - Seattle Central CollegePublic6,802 students | 4.70 Mi1701 Broadway Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 934-3800 4.706,802 - Pima Medical Institute-RentonPrivate for-profit497 students | 8.70 Mi555 South Renton Village Pl-Ste 400
Renton, WA 98057
(425) 228-9600 8.70497 - Renton Technical CollegePublic3,546 students | 9.20 Mi3000 NE Fourth St
Renton, WA 98056
(425) 235-2352 9.203,546 - Bellevue CollegePublic13,226 students | 9.80 Mi3000 Landerholm Cir SE
Bellevue, WA 98007
(425) 564-1000 9.8013,226
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