Top Washington Community Colleges

  • For the 2020 school year, there are 41 top community colleges located throughout Washington (34 public colleges and 7 private colleges), serving 210,843 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%
WA All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Top Washington Community Colleges by Town (2020)

  • College Location 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
  • Bellevue College
    Public
    3000 Landerholm Cir SE
    Bellevue,  WA  98007
    (425)564-1000
    13,469 students
  • Bellingham Technical College
    Public
    3028 Lindbergh Ave
    Bellingham,  WA  98225
    (360)752-7000
    2,301 students
  • Big Bend Community College
    Public
    7662 Chanute St NE
    Moses Lake,  WA  98837
    (509)793-2222
    2,016 students
  • Cascadia College
    Cascadia College Photo - Cascadia College logo
    Public
    18345 Campus Way NE
    Bothell,  WA  98011
    (425)352-8000
    3,757 students
  • Centralia College
    Public
    600 Centralia College Blvd.
    Centralia,  WA  98531
    (360)736-9391
    3,317 students
  • Clark College
    Public
    1933 Fort Vancouver Way
    Vancouver,  WA  98663
    (360)992-2000
    10,911 students
  • Clover Park Technical College
    Public
    4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
    Lakewood,  WA  98499
    (253)589-5800
    3,682 students
  • Columbia Basin College
    Public
    2600 N 20th Ave
    Pasco,  WA  99301
    (509)547-0511
    11,368 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
    8,993 students
  • Everest College-Everett
    Private, for profit
    906 SE Everett Mall Way, Ste 600
    Everett,  WA  98208
    (425)789-7960
    410 students
  • Everest College-Tacoma
    Private, for profit
    2156 Pacific Avenue
    Tacoma,  WA  98402
    (253)207-4000
    795 students
  • Everest College-Vancouver
    Private, for profit
    120 NE 136th Ave Ste 130
    Vancouver,  WA  98684
    (360)254-3282
    247 students
  • Everett Community College
    Public
    2000 Tower Street
    Everett,  WA  98201
    (425)388-9100
    8,139 students
  • Grays Harbor College
    Public
    1620 Edward P Smith Drive
    Aberdeen,  WA  98520
    (360)532-9020
    2,006 students
  • Green River Community College
    Public
    12401 SE 320th St
    Auburn,  WA  98092
    (253)833-9111
    7,915 students
  • Highline College
    Highline College Photo - Looking west from the plaza outside the library and student union.
    Public
    2400 S 240th St
    Seattle,  WA  98198
    (206)878-3710
    6,443 students
  • Interface College-Spokane
    Private, for profit
    S 178 Stevens
    Spokane,  WA  99201
    (509)467-1727
    91 students
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Lake Washington Institute of Technology Photo
    Public
    11605 132nd Ave NE
    Kirkland,  WA  98034
    (425)739-8100
    3,660 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

    6,352 students
  • North Seattle College
    Public
    9600 College Way North
    Seattle,  WA  98103
    (206)934-3600
    6,493 students
  • Olympic College
    Public
    1600 Chester Ave
    Bremerton,  WA  98337
    (360)792-6050
    7,349 students
  • Peninsula College
    Public
    1502 E Lauridsen Blvd
    Port Angeles,  WA  98362
    (360)452-9277
    2,342 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
    5,927 students
  • Pierce College-Puyallup
    Public
    1601 39th Ave SE
    Puyallup,  WA  98374
    (253)840-8400
    3,671 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Renton
    Private, for profit
    555 South Renton Village Pl-Ste 400
    Renton,  WA  98057
    (425)228-9600
    777 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
    Private, for profit
    9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
    Seattle,  WA  98115
    (206)322-6100
    760 students
  • Renton Technical College
    Public
    3000 NE Fourth St
    Renton,  WA  98056
    (425)235-2352
    3,359 students
  • Seattle Central College
    Public
    1701 Broadway Avenue
    Seattle,  WA  98122
    (206)934-3800
    6,773 students
  • Shoreline Community College
    Public
    16101 Greenwood Ave N
    Seattle,  WA  98133
    (206)546-4101
    6,015 students
  • Skagit Valley College
    Public
    2405 E. College Way
    Mount Vernon,  WA  98273
    (360)416-7600
    4,993 students
  • South Puget Sound Community College
    Public
    2011 Mottman Rd SW
    Olympia,  WA  98512
    (360)596-5241
    4,881 students
  • South Seattle College
    Public
    6000 16th Ave SW
    Seattle,  WA  98106
    (206)934-5300
    5,535 students
  • Spokane Community College
    Public
    1810 North Greene Street
    Spokane,  WA  99217
    (509)533-8020
    9,974 students
  • Show 6 more community colleges in Washington (out of 41 total colleges)
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