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%

Top Washington Community Colleges by Town (2021)
- College Location Students
- 3028 Lindbergh Ave
Bellingham,  WA 98225
(360) 752-7000 2,316 students - 20000 68th Ave W
Lynnwood,  WA 98036
(425) 640-1459 8,041 students - 11605 132nd Ave NE
Kirkland,  WA 98034
(425) 739-8100 3,670 students - North Seattle CollegePublic9600 College Way North
Seattle,  WA 98103
(206) 934-3600 5,929 students - Pima Medical Institute-RentonPrivate for-profit555 South Renton Village Pl-Ste 400
Renton,  WA 98057
(425) 228-9600 497 students - Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate for-profit9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400
Seattle,  WA 98115
(206) 322-6100 468 students - 16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline,  WA 98133
(206) 546-4101 5,949 students - The Art Institute of SeattlePrivate, for profit2323 Elliott Ave
Seattle,  WA 98121
(206) 448-0900 1,378 students - 7662 Chanute St NE
Moses Lake,  WA 98837
(509) 793-2222 2,044 students - Centralia CollegePublic600 Centralia College Blvd.
Centralia,  WA 98531
(360) 736-9391 3,167 students - Charter CollegePrivate for-profit17200 S.E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Suite 100
Vancouver,  WA 98683
(360) 448-2000 2,853 students - 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW
Lakewood,  WA 98499
(253) 589-5800 3,905 students - 2000 Tower Street
Everett,  WA 98201
(425) 388-9100 7,957 students - Grays Harbor CollegePublic1620 Edward P Smith Drive
Aberdeen,  WA 98520
(360) 532-9020 1,868 students - 1600 Maple Street
Longview,  WA 98632
(360) 442-2311 2,819 students - Peninsula CollegePublic1502 E Lauridsen Blvd
Port Angeles,  WA 98362
(360) 452-9277 2,052 students - 9401 Farwest Dr SW
Lakewood,  WA 98498
(253) 964-6500 6,067 students - Pierce College-PuyallupPublic9401 Farwest Dr SW
Lakewood,  WA 98498
(253) 964-6500 4,453 students - Seattle Central CollegePublic1701 Broadway Avenue
Seattle,  WA 98122
(206) 934-3800 6,802 students - Skagit Valley CollegePublic2405 E. College Way
Mount Vernon,  WA 98273
(360) 416-7600 5,159 students - 2011 Mottman Rd SW
Olympia,  WA 98512
(360) 596-5241 4,872 students - 1810 North Greene Street
Spokane,  WA 99217
(509) 533-7000 10,375 students - 3410 W Fort George Wright Dr
Spokane,  WA 99224
(509) 533-3500 5,184 students - 500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla,  WA 99362
(509) 522-2500 3,860 students - Show 3 more community colleges in Washington (out of 38 total colleges)
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