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%
WA All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Top Ranked Washington Community Colleges (2022)

  • College Location Students
  • Bellevue College
    Public
    3000 Landerholm Cir SE
    Bellevue, WA 98007
    (425) 564-1000
    12,563 students
  • Bellingham Technical College
    Public
    3028 Lindbergh Ave
    Bellingham, WA 98225
    (360) 752-7000
    2,325 students
  • Cascadia College
    Cascadia College Photo - Cascadia College logo
    Public
    18345 Campus Way NE
    Bothell, WA 98011
    (425) 352-8000
    3,387 students
  • Centralia College
    Public
    600 Centralia College Blvd.
    Centralia, WA 98531
    (360) 736-9391
    3,077 students
  • Charter College
    Private for-profit
    17200 S.E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Suite 100
    Vancouver, WA 98683
    (360) 448-2000
    2,474 students
  • Clover Park Technical College
    Public
    4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
    Lakewood, WA 98499
    (253) 589-5800
    3,973 students
  • Grays Harbor College
    Public
    1620 Edward P Smith Drive
    Aberdeen, WA 98520
    (360) 532-9020
    1,853 students
  • Green River College
    Public
    12401 SE 320th St
    Auburn, WA 98092
    (253) 833-9111
    8,435 students
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Lake Washington Institute of Technology Photo
    Public
    11605 132nd Ave NE
    Kirkland, WA 98034
    (425) 739-8100
    3,620 students
  • North Seattle College
    Public
    9600 College Way North
    Seattle, WA 98103
    (206) 934-3600
    5,693 students
  • Renton Technical College
    Public
    3000 NE Fourth St
    Renton, WA 98056
    (425) 235-2352
    3,755 students
  • Shoreline Community College
    Public
    16101 Greenwood Ave N
    Shoreline, WA 98133
    (206) 546-4101
    5,884 students
  • 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
    500 Tausick Way
    Walla Walla, WA 99362
    (509) 522-2500
    3,671 students
  • Bates Technical College
    Bates Technical College Photo - Dental Assisting students learn in a real-world dental office, open to the public.
    Public
    1101 S Yakima Ave
    Tacoma, WA 98405
    (253) 680-7000
    4,377 students
  • Big Bend Community College
    Public
    7662 Chanute St NE
    Moses Lake, WA 98837
    (509) 793-2222
    2,131 students
  • Clark College
    Public
    1933 Fort Vancouver Way
    Vancouver, WA 98663
    (360) 992-2000
    9,233 students
  • Columbia Basin College
    Public
    2600 N 20th Ave
    Pasco, WA 99301
    (509) 547-0511
    7,280 students
  • 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
    20000 68th Ave W
    Lynnwood, WA 98036
    (425) 640-1459
    7,877 students
  • Everett Community College
    Public
    2000 Tower Street
    Everett, WA 98201
    (425) 388-9100
    7,977 students
  • Highline College
    Highline College Photo - Looking west from the plaza outside the library and student union.
    Public
    2400 S 240th St
    Des Moines, WA 98198
    (206) 878-3710
    6,310 students
  • Lower Columbia College
    Lower Columbia College Photo - Lower Columbia College's state-of-the-art Health and Science Building
    Public
    1600 Maple Street
    Longview, WA 98632
    (360) 442-2311
    2,703 students
  • Olympic College
    Public
    1600 Chester Ave
    Bremerton, WA 98337
    (360) 792-6050
    6,278 students
  • Peninsula College
    Public
    1502 E Lauridsen Blvd
    Port Angeles, WA 98362
    (360) 452-9277
    1,966 students
  • Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom
    Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Photo - Students gather outside the Gaspard Building on the Puyallup Campus.
    Public
    9401 Farwest Dr SW
    Lakewood, WA 98498
    (253) 964-6500
    6,195 students
  • Pierce College-Puyallup
    Public
    9401 Farwest Dr SW
    Lakewood, WA 98498
    (253) 964-6500
    4,566 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Renton
    Public
    555 South Renton Village Place Suite 110
    Renton, WA 98057
    (425) 228-9600
    717 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
    Public
    9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
    Seattle, WA 98115
    (206) 322-6100
    577 students
  • Seattle Central College
    Public
    1701 Broadway Avenue
    Seattle, WA 98122
    (206) 934-3800
    6,743 students
  • Skagit Valley College
    Public
    2405 E. College Way
    Mount Vernon, WA 98273
    (360) 416-7600
    5,085 students
  • South Puget Sound Community College
    Public
    2011 Mottman Rd SW
    Olympia, WA 98512
    (360) 596-5200
    4,974 students
  • South Seattle College
    Public
    6000 16th Ave SW
    Seattle, WA 98106
    (206) 934-5300
    6,141 students
  • Spokane Community College
    Public
    1810 North Greene Street
    Spokane, WA 99217
    (509) 533-7000
    10,225 students
  • Spokane Falls Community College
    Public
    3410 W Fort George Wright Dr
    Spokane, WA 99224
    (509) 533-3500
    5,023 students
  • Tacoma Community College
    Public
    6501 S 19th St
    Tacoma, WA 98466
    (253) 566-5000
    6,095 students
  • Wenatchee Valley College
    Public
    1300 Fifth St
    Wenatchee, WA 98801
    (509) 682-6800
    3,352 students
  • Show 2 more community colleges in Washington (out of 37 total colleges)
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