Top Washington Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 41 top community colleges located throughout Washington (34 public colleges and 7 private colleges), serving 209,845 students.
- For Washington community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,032 per year for in-state students and $7,264 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $14,830 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Washington community colleges have a diversity score of 0.62, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 41% (majority Hispanic and Asian) and the student:teacher ratio is 31:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(WA) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
7%
Hispanic
10%
Black
4%
White
59%
Hawaiian
1%
Two or more races
5%
Non Resident
6%
Unknown
7%
Top Washington Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
- The Art Institute of SeattlePrivate, for profit2323 Elliott Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
(206)448-0900 1,378 students - 3028 Lindbergh Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)752-7000 2,301 students - 7662 Chanute St NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837
(509)793-2222 2,016 students - 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253)589-5800 3,682 students - Everest College-EverettPrivate, for profit906 SE Everett Mall Way, Ste 600
Everett, WA 98208
(425)789-7960 410 students - Everest College-TacomaPrivate, for profit2156 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253)207-4000 795 students - Everest College-VancouverPrivate, for profit120 NE 136th Ave Ste 130
Vancouver, WA 98684
(360)254-3282 247 students - Interface College-SpokanePrivate, for profitS 178 Stevens
Spokane, WA 99201
(509)467-1727 91 students - 11605 132nd Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425)739-8100 3,660 students - 9401 Farwest Dr SW
Lakewood, WA 98498
(253)964-6500 5,927 students - Pima Medical Institute-RentonPrivate, for profit555 South Renton Village Pl-Ste 400
Renton, WA 98057
(425)228-9600 777 students - Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate, for profit9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98115
(206)322-6100 760 students - 16101 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133
(206)546-4101 6,015 students - 2011 Mottman Rd SW
Olympia, WA 98512
(360)596-5241 4,881 students - 1810 North Greene Street
Spokane, WA 99217
(509)533-8020 9,974 students - Show 6 more community colleges in Washington
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