Best Washington Community Colleges (2021)

For the 2021 school year, there are 38 community colleges serving 187,925 students in Washington (34 public colleges and 4 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 $15,770 per year (view national tuition costs).
Washington community colleges have a diversity score of 0.73, which is equal to the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 53% (majority Hispanic and Asian) and the student:teacher ratio is 27:1.

Student by Ethnicity

(WA) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
7%
Hispanic
13%
Black
5%
White
47%
Hawaiian
1%
Two or more races
7%
Non Resident
7%
Unknown
12%
WA All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Top Washington Community Colleges by Town (2021)

  • College Location Students
  • Bellevue College
    Public
    3000 Landerholm Cir SE
    Bellevue,  WA  98007
    (425) 564-1000
    13,226 students
  • Bellingham Technical College
    Public
    3028 Lindbergh Ave
    Bellingham,  WA  98225
    (360) 752-7000
    2,316 students
  • Cascadia College
    Cascadia College Photo - Cascadia College logo
    Public
    18345 Campus Way NE
    Bothell,  WA  98011
    (425) 352-8860
    3,757 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
    8,041 students
  • Green River College
    Public
    12401 SE 320th St
    Auburn,  WA  98092
    (253) 833-9111
    8,471 students
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Lake Washington Institute of Technology Photo
    Public
    11605 132nd Ave NE
    Kirkland,  WA  98034
    (425) 739-8100
    3,670 students
  • North Seattle College
    Public
    9600 College Way North
    Seattle,  WA  98103
    (206) 934-3600
    5,929 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Renton
    Private for-profit
    555 South Renton Village Pl-Ste 400
    Renton,  WA  98057
    (425) 228-9600
    497 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
    Private for-profit
    9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
    Seattle,  WA  98115
    (206) 322-6100
    468 students
  • Renton Technical College
    Public
    3000 NE Fourth St
    Renton,  WA  98056
    (425) 235-2352
    3,546 students
  • Shoreline Community College
    Public
    16101 Greenwood Ave N
    Shoreline,  WA  98133
    (206) 546-4101
    5,949 students
  • The Art Institute of Seattle
    Private, for profit
    2323 Elliott Ave
    Seattle,  WA  98121
    (206) 448-0900
    1,378 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
    2,596 students
  • Big Bend Community College
    Public
    7662 Chanute St NE
    Moses Lake,  WA  98837
    (509) 793-2222
    2,044 students
  • Centralia College
    Public
    600 Centralia College Blvd.
    Centralia,  WA  98531
    (360) 736-9391
    3,167 students
  • Charter College
    Private for-profit
    17200 S.E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Suite 100
    Vancouver,  WA  98683
    (360) 448-2000
    2,853 students
  • Clark College
    Public
    1933 Fort Vancouver Way
    Vancouver,  WA  98663
    (360) 992-2000
    9,878 students
  • Clover Park Technical College
    Public
    4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
    Lakewood,  WA  98499
    (253) 589-5800
    3,905 students
  • Columbia Basin College
    Public
    2600 N 20th Ave
    Pasco,  WA  99301
    (509) 547-0511
    7,034 students
  • Everett Community College
    Public
    2000 Tower Street
    Everett,  WA  98201
    (425) 388-9100
    7,957 students
  • Grays Harbor College
    Public
    1620 Edward P Smith Drive
    Aberdeen,  WA  98520
    (360) 532-9020
    1,868 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
    6,530 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
    2,819 students
  • Olympic College
    Public
    1600 Chester Ave
    Bremerton,  WA  98337
    (360) 792-6050
    6,620 students
  • Peninsula College
    Public
    1502 E Lauridsen Blvd
    Port Angeles,  WA  98362
    (360) 452-9277
    2,052 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
    6,067 students
  • Pierce College-Puyallup
    Public
    9401 Farwest Dr SW
    Lakewood,  WA  98498
    (253) 964-6500
    4,453 students
  • Seattle Central College
    Public
    1701 Broadway Avenue
    Seattle,  WA  98122
    (206) 934-3800
    6,802 students
  • Skagit Valley College
    Public
    2405 E. College Way
    Mount Vernon,  WA  98273
    (360) 416-7600
    5,159 students
  • South Puget Sound Community College
    Public
    2011 Mottman Rd SW
    Olympia,  WA  98512
    (360) 596-5241
    4,872 students
  • South Seattle College
    Public
    6000 16th Ave SW
    Seattle,  WA  98106
    (206) 934-5300
    6,177 students
  • Spokane Community College
    Public
    1810 North Greene Street
    Spokane,  WA  99217
    (509) 533-7000
    10,375 students
  • Spokane Falls Community College
    Public
    3410 W Fort George Wright Dr
    Spokane,  WA  99224
    (509) 533-3500
    5,184 students
  • Tacoma Community College
    Public
    6501 S 19th St
    Tacoma,  WA  98466
    (253) 566-5000
    6,242 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
    3,860 students
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