Washington Community Colleges Average Statistics

There are 16 community colleges (2-4 years colleges, offer Associate degree/program dominantly) located in Washington - 7 schools are public and 9 private. 11 community colleges in Washington have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools without open admission policies is 79.84% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 50.51%.
Total 25,347 students are attending Washington community colleges and, among them, 7,633 students enrolled online exclusively. 7 schools offer online degree/programs out of Washington community colleges. The following table summarizes the average statistics for key academic facts for the academic year 2023-2024.
Washington Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools16 community colleges (7 public, 9 private)
Open Admission Policy11 out of 16 schools
Acceptance Rate79.84%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)50.51%
Tuition & Fees$5,571 Washington Residents
$15,580 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$5,831
Student PopulationTotal 25,347 (1,811 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 7,633 (1,090 on average) in 7 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate57.67%
Transfer-out Rate11.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio16.50 to 1
Salary After 10 Years of Graduation$38,933

Washington Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

Shoreline Community College is ranked first among Washington community colleges and Everett Community College and Bates Technical College are second and third position in the ranking. The average tuition & fees of the schools are $5,571 for Washington residents and $15,580 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Washington community colleges with average key statistics by ranking.
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2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in Washington
WA RankNameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAverage Earning after 10 Years of GraduationStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Washington ResidentsOut-of-State
3 Shoreline Community CollegeShoreline, WA
$4,388$7,430 $5,947 $46,500 4,418 29% 14 to 1
4 Everett Community CollegeEverett, WA
$4,301$10,180 $7,254 $38,600 6,054 34% 15 to 1
6 Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, WA
$5,569$11,518 $9,218 $43,300 4,133 40% 23 to 1
16 South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia, WA
$5,103$5,637 $6,885 $34,400 3,788 43% 14 to 1
29 Pierce College-PuyallupLakewood, WA
$4,148$4,590 - $39,700 4,453 - 13 to 1
- Pacific Northwest Christian CollegeKennewick, WA$11,350 $4,015 $0 24 46% 5 to 1
- Shoreline Community College - CNC Machinists Program , Georgetown SSCSeattle, WA$5,317$8,359 - $0 - - -
- Shoreline Community College - Dental HygieneSeattle, WA$10,173$13,215 - $0 - - -
- Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, WA$17,849 $3,610 $30,600 474 50% 16 to 1
- Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPort Hadlock, WA$20,025 $6,525 - 62 85% 9 to 1
- Academy of Interactive EntertainmentSeattle, WA
$24,600 $5,194 - 65 73% 25 to 1
- Perry Technical InstituteYakima, WA
$49,596 $8,087 $58,700 879 78% 16 to 1
- Carrington College-SpokaneSpokane, WA$21,744 $3,371 $28,000 298 60% 43 to 1
- Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, WA$17,849 $4,200 $30,600 551 54% 23 to 1
- Summit Salon AcademyTacoma, WA$18,700 $5,666 - 107 100% 13 to 1
- Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific NorthwestBothell, WA
$6,630 - - 41 - 2 to 1
Average$5,571$15,580 $5,831$38,9331,811 57.67%16.50 to 1
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