Seattle Colleges: Courses, Admission, Cost

Seattle colleges comprise three colleges (Seattle Central College, North Seattle College, and South Seattle College), five specialty centers, and a district office. Seattle Colleges serves all of metropolitan Seattle and its surrounding communities and includes the largest community college district in the state, educating more than 45,000 students each year. Here, students can choose from an array of more than 130 academic and career and technical education (CTE) programs, the largest number in the state.

Seattle Colleges offers an array of courses from Arts, Design, and Graphics to Health and Medical, Business and Accounting, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math; Social Sciences, Humanities, and Language; Education and Human Services and more. Seattle Colleges offer certificate and degree programs.

Seattle Colleges (Seattle Central College, North Seattle College, and South Seattle College) are state-supported public institutions accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Each college is accredited individually.

As an open-access learning institution, Seattle Colleges prepares each student for success in life and work, fostering a diverse, engaged, and dynamic community. Seattle Colleges is recognized as an exemplary learning institution that transforms lives, promotes equity, and enriches the community.