Community College Earnings in Washington

Community college graduates in Washington (10 years post graduation) earn approximately $36,200 per year (2021).
The community colleges in Washington with the highest earning graduates are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Community College Earnings in Washington (2021)

  • College Student Earnings Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Cascadia College
    Cascadia College Photo - Cascadia College logo
    Public
    $48,200
    18345 Campus Way NE
    Bothell,  WA  98011
    (425) 352-8860
  • Rank: #22.
    Bellevue College
    Public
    $47,000
    3000 Landerholm Cir SE
    Bellevue,  WA  98007
    (425) 564-1000
  • Rank: #33.
    Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Lake Washington Institute of Technology Photo
    Public
    $43,800
    11605 132nd Ave NE
    Kirkland,  WA  98034
    (425) 739-8100
  • Rank: #4-54.-5.
    Charter College
    Private for-profit
    $43,700
    17200 S.E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Suite 100
    Vancouver,  WA  98683
    (360) 448-2000
  • Rank: #4-54.-5.
    Shoreline Community College
    Public
    $43,700
    16101 Greenwood Ave N
    Shoreline,  WA  98133
    (206) 546-4101
  • Rank: #66.
    North Seattle College
    Public
    $42,500
    9600 College Way North
    Seattle,  WA  98103
    (206) 934-3600
  • Rank: #77.
    Bellingham Technical College
    Public
    $41,500
    3028 Lindbergh Ave
    Bellingham,  WA  98225
    (360) 752-7000
  • Rank: #88.
    Edmonds Community College
    Edmonds Community College Photo - Edmonds Community College offers Associate of Science degrees with areas of emphasis in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology and Earth Science, Physics, Computer Science, General Pre- Engineering, and the Pre-Engineering areas of Bioengineering: Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Industrial, and Materials Science.
    Public
    $40,600
    20000 68th Ave W
    Lynnwood,  WA  98036
    (425) 640-1459
  • Rank: #99.
    Green River College
    Public
    $39,500
    12401 SE 320th St
    Auburn,  WA  98092
    (253) 833-9111
  • Rank: #10-1110.- 11.
    Clark College
    Public
    $38,300
    1933 Fort Vancouver Way
    Vancouver,  WA  98663
    (360) 992-2000
  • Rank: #10-1110.- 11.
    Highline College
    Highline College Photo - Looking west from the plaza outside the library and student union.
    Public
    $38,300
    2400 S 240th St
    Des Moines,  WA  98198
    (206) 878-3710
  • Rank: #1212.
    Tacoma Community College
    Public
    $38,000
    6501 S 19th St
    Tacoma,  WA  98466
    (253) 566-5000
  • Rank: #13-1513.- 15.
    Big Bend Community College
    Public
    $37,900
    7662 Chanute St NE
    Moses Lake,  WA  98837
    (509) 793-2222
  • Rank: #13-1513.- 15.
    Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom
    Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Photo - Students gather outside the Gaspard Building on the Puyallup Campus.
    Public
    $37,900
    9401 Farwest Dr SW
    Lakewood,  WA  98498
    (253) 964-6500
  • Rank: #13-1513.- 15.
    Pierce College-Puyallup
    Public
    $37,900
    9401 Farwest Dr SW
    Lakewood,  WA  98498
    (253) 964-6500
  • Rank: #1616.
    The Art Institute of Seattle
    Private, for profit
    $37,700
    2323 Elliott Ave
    Seattle,  WA  98121
    (206) 448-0900
  • Rank: #1717.
    Everett Community College
    Public
    $37,500
    2000 Tower Street
    Everett,  WA  98201
    (425) 388-9100
  • Rank: #1818.
    Bates Technical College
    Bates Technical College Photo - Dental Assisting students learn in a real-world dental office, open to the public.
    Public
    $37,200
    1101 S Yakima Ave
    Tacoma,  WA  98405
    (253) 680-7000
  • Rank: #1919.
    Renton Technical College
    Public
    $36,700
    3000 NE Fourth St
    Renton,  WA  98056
    (425) 235-2352
  • Rank: #2020.
    Columbia Basin College
    Public
    $36,400
    2600 N 20th Ave
    Pasco,  WA  99301
    (509) 547-0511
  • Rank: #2121.
    South Seattle College
    Public
    $36,300
    6000 16th Ave SW
    Seattle,  WA  98106
    (206) 934-5300
  • Rank: #2222.
    Whatcom Community College
    Whatcom Community College Photo - Faculty and student.
    Public
    $36,200
    237 W Kellogg Rd
    Bellingham,  WA  98226
    (360) 383-3000
  • Rank: #2323.
    Clover Park Technical College
    Public
    $35,700
    4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
    Lakewood,  WA  98499
    (253) 589-5800
  • Rank: #2424.
    Spokane Community College
    Public
    $35,600
    1810 North Greene Street
    Spokane,  WA  99217
    (509) 533-7000
  • Rank: #2525.
    Wenatchee Valley College
    Public
    $35,400
    1300 Fifth St
    Wenatchee,  WA  98801
    (509) 682-6800
  • Rank: #2626.
    Walla Walla Community College
    Walla Walla Community College Photo - The Fourth of July is celebrated with fireworks over the Dietrich Dome on Walla Walla Community College's campus
    Public
    $35,200
    500 Tausick Way
    Walla Walla,  WA  99362
    (509) 522-2500
  • Rank: #2727.
    Skagit Valley College
    Public
    $34,800
    2405 E. College Way
    Mount Vernon,  WA  98273
    (360) 416-7600
  • Rank: #2828.
    Yakima Valley College
    Public
    $34,600
    South 16th Ave. & Nob Hill Blvd.
    Yakima,  WA  98907
    (509) 574-4600
  • Rank: #2929.
    South Puget Sound Community College
    Public
    $34,500
    2011 Mottman Rd SW
    Olympia,  WA  98512
    (360) 596-5241
  • Rank: #3030.
    Lower Columbia College
    Lower Columbia College Photo - Lower Columbia College's state-of-the-art Health and Science Building
    Public
    $34,400
    1600 Maple Street
    Longview,  WA  98632
    (360) 442-2311
  • Rank: #3131.
    Olympic College
    Public
    $34,200
    1600 Chester Ave
    Bremerton,  WA  98337
    (360) 792-6050
  • Rank: #3232.
    Seattle Central College
    Public
    $34,000
    1701 Broadway Avenue
    Seattle,  WA  98122
    (206) 934-3800
  • Rank: #3333.
    Grays Harbor College
    Public
    $32,600
    1620 Edward P Smith Drive
    Aberdeen,  WA  98520
    (360) 532-9020
  • Rank: #3434.
    Spokane Falls Community College
    Public
    $32,500
    3410 W Fort George Wright Dr
    Spokane,  WA  99224
    (509) 533-3500
  • Rank: #3535.
    Peninsula College
    Public
    $31,600
    1502 E Lauridsen Blvd
    Port Angeles,  WA  98362
    (360) 452-9277
  • Show 3 more community colleges in Washington (out of 38 total colleges)
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