Washington Community Colleges Comparison

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In Washington, 6 community colleges are active this year. Shoreline Community College has ranked first in Washington community college ranking and Bates Technical College and Big Bend Community College ranked second and third in the ranking. You can view more ranked community college ranking at Washington community college ranking page.

The following list summarizes statistics for Washington community colleges.

The 2024 average tuition & fees of community colleges in Washington is $5,809 for Washington residents and $9,390 for out-of-state students.
Total 18,393 students have enrolled in community colleges in Washington and, of that, 7,170 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average students to faculty ratio of Washington community colleges is 16.50 to 1.
The average financial aid amount received at community colleges in Washington is $7,326.
The average graduation rate is 36.5% and the average transfer-out rate is 12.3% at community colleges in Washington.

7 Community Colleges in Washington

College Name	Washington Residents Tuition & Fees	Out-of-State Tuition & Fees	Student Population	Online Student Population	Graduation Rate	Transfer-out Rate	Financial Aid Amount	Students to Faculty Ratio
Everett Community College Everett, WA	$4,301	$10,180	6,054	2,332	34%	12%	$7,254	15 to 1
Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA	$5,569	$11,518	4,133	655	40%	8%	$9,218	23 to 1
Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA	$4,388	$7,430	4,418	2,077	29%	17%	$5,947	14 to 1
South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA	$5,103	$5,637	3,788	2,106	43%	12%	$6,885	14 to 1
Pierce College-Puyallup Lakewood, WA	$4,148	$4,590	4,453	406	-	-	-	13 to 1
Shoreline Community College - Dental Hygiene Seattle, WA	$10,173	$13,215	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shoreline Community College - CNC Machinists Program , Georgetown SSC Seattle, WA	$5,317	$8,359	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	$5,809	$9,390	18,393	7,170	37%	12%	$7,326	17 to 1