What do community colleges in Washington cost?

Across the 26 schools that report it, the median average net price is $18,346 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $7,341 at Lower Columbia College to $24,646 at Edmonds College.

Which community colleges in Washington have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Lower Columbia College ($7,341), Northwest Indian College ($9,346), Olympic College ($10,370), Grays Harbor College ($12,588), and Columbia Basin College ($13,813).

How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Washington?

The median published in-state tuition is $5,391 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $6,984. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.

How much do former students of community colleges in Washington earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $48,450 10 years after starting college (26 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Cascadia College ($65,772), Bellevue College ($63,508), and Shoreline College ($56,341).

What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Washington?

The median graduation rate is 33.6%, across 26 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Washington have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $12,000 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Community colleges in Washington

The College Scorecard lists 26 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Washington, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 84,959 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $18,346 a year, higher than the $7,415 median for community colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $48,450 at the median institution, higher than the $44,632 median for community colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 33.6%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

84,959

Median net pricei

$18,346

U.S.: $7,415

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$48,450

U.S.: $44,632

Median debti

$12,000

U.S.: $10,500

Median grad ratei

33.6%

U.S.: 34.4%

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All 26 community colleges in Washington


Bellevue College Bellevue	7,364	$18,271	$4,580	$10,851	$63,508	$10,756	30.6%	n/a
Pierce College District Lakewood	5,313	$20,424	$5,578	$6,163	$52,562	$12,000	32.4%	n/a
Green River College Auburn	4,965	$18,821	$5,172	$5,752	$54,621	$11,543	40.6%	n/a
Clark College Vancouver	4,945	$18,625	$5,366	$11,507	$47,832	$11,234	35.9%	n/a
Everett Community College Everett	4,709	$18,421	$4,935	$11,283	$51,095	$9,500	35.4%	n/a
Tacoma Community College Tacoma	4,668	$19,206	$5,670	$12,017	$52,313	$13,000	29.7%	n/a
Columbia Basin College Pasco	4,640	$13,813	$6,744	$8,835	$51,967	$11,625	31.9%	n/a
Spokane Community College Spokane	4,533	$20,482	$5,625	$7,073	$46,919	$14,396	32.9%	n/a
Seattle Central College Seattle	3,953	$21,132	$4,935	$5,520	$48,906	$11,471	32.5%	n/a
Highline College Des Moines	3,838	$18,053	$4,935	$5,520	$54,850	$9,820	38.0%	n/a
Olympic College Bremerton	3,826	$10,370	$4,202	$9,740	$48,582	$12,500	33.0%	n/a
Edmonds College Lynnwood	3,656	$24,646	$4,953	$11,225	$54,434	$12,424	22.8%	n/a
Spokane Falls Community College Spokane	3,199	$19,537	$5,625	$7,073	$42,786	$14,995	31.6%	n/a
South Puget Sound Community College Olympia	3,075	$18,745	$5,415	$6,000	$48,158	$12,000	44.0%	n/a
Shoreline College Shoreline	3,046	$18,564	$5,232	$8,187	$56,341	$12,552	30.1%	n/a
Yakima Valley College Yakima	2,770	$17,448	$5,528	$6,113	$45,860	$12,500	29.1%	n/a
Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon	2,477	$18,835	$5,700	$7,800	$50,327	$12,906	34.2%	n/a
Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla	2,418	$14,397	$5,442	$6,894	$48,220	$14,586	38.4%	n/a
Whatcom Community College Bellingham	2,378	$17,524	$5,460	$11,807	$48,317	$9,500	39.1%	n/a
Lower Columbia College Longview	1,932	$7,341	$4,795	$6,225	$45,498	$16,320	21.7%	n/a
Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee	1,759	$16,742	$5,475	$6,060	$45,574	$10,235	35.8%	n/a
Centralia College Centralia	1,552	$17,394	$5,452	$6,037	$45,534	n/a	39.6%	n/a
Big Bend Community College Moses Lake	1,272	$16,900	$5,221	$5,806	$45,128	$12,000	35.1%	n/a
Cascadia College Bothell	1,032	$19,544	$5,295	$5,856	$65,772	$9,600	38.1%	n/a
Grays Harbor College Aberdeen	1,010	$12,588	$5,756	$12,067	$44,277	$9,590	34.3%	n/a
Northwest Indian College Bellingham	629	$9,346	$4,365	$4,365	$35,232	n/a	21.9%	55.0%

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Quick facts: community colleges in Washington

How many community colleges are in Washington?: The College Scorecard lists 26 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Washington.
What do community colleges in Washington cost?: Across the 26 schools that report it, the median average net price is $18,346 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $7,341 at Lower Columbia College to $24,646 at Edmonds College.
Which community colleges in Washington have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Lower Columbia College ($7,341), Northwest Indian College ($9,346), Olympic College ($10,370), Grays Harbor College ($12,588), and Columbia Basin College ($13,813).
How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Washington?: The median published in-state tuition is $5,391 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $6,984. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
How much do former students of community colleges in Washington earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $48,450 10 years after starting college (26 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Cascadia College ($65,772), Bellevue College ($63,508), and Shoreline College ($56,341).
What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Washington?: The median graduation rate is 33.6%, across 26 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Washington have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $12,000 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes public colleges that mostly award associate degrees, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.