Best Washington Community Colleges (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 37 community colleges serving 185,337 students in Washington (36 public colleges and 1 private colleges).
For Washington community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,058 per year for in-state students and $7,211 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $19,532 per year (view national tuition costs).
The best top ranked community colleges in California include Green River College, Renton Technical College and Centralia College.
Washington community colleges have a diversity score of 0.73, which is higher than the national average of 0.71 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 53% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 13:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(WA) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
7%
Hispanic
15%
Black
5%
White
47%
Hawaiian
1%
Two or more races
8%
Non Resident
4%
Unknown
12%

Top Ranked Washington Community Colleges (2022)
- College Location Students
- 3028 Lindbergh Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 752-7000 2,325 students - Centralia CollegePublic600 Centralia College Blvd.
Centralia, WA 98531
(360) 736-9391 3,077 students - Charter CollegePrivate for-profit17200 S.E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Suite 100
Vancouver, WA 98683
(360) 448-2000 2,474 students - 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 589-5800 3,973 students - Grays Harbor CollegePublic1620 Edward P Smith Drive
Aberdeen, WA 98520
(360) 532-9020 1,853 students - 11605 132nd Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 739-8100 3,620 students - 16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133
(206) 546-4101 5,884 students - 500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 522-2500 3,671 students - 7662 Chanute St NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837
(509) 793-2222 2,131 students - 9401 Farwest Dr SW
Lakewood, WA 98498
(253) 964-6500 6,195 students - 555 South Renton Village Place Suite 110
Renton, WA 98057
(425) 228-9600 717 students - 9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 322-6100 577 students - 2011 Mottman Rd SW
Olympia, WA 98512
(360) 596-5200 4,974 students - 1810 North Greene Street
Spokane, WA 99217
(509) 533-7000 10,225 students - 3410 W Fort George Wright Dr
Spokane, WA 99224
(509) 533-3500 5,023 students - Show 2 more community colleges in Washington (out of 37 total colleges)
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