CASCADIA COLLEGE
18345 Campus Way NE • Bothell, WA 98011 • www.cascadia.edu
President: Dr. Eric Murray, 425-352-8810, emurray@cascadia.edu
Trustees: Nancee Hofmeister, chair; Mike Kelly, Janet McDaniel, Louis Mendoza,
Dr. Julie Miller
KEY FACTS (Data from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise noted)
Year Founded: 1994
Service Area: Snohomish, northwest
King County
Legislative Districts: 1, 5, 21, 41, 45,
46, 48
Programs: 1 bachelor of applied
science, 9 associate or arts or associate
of science-direct transfer, 5 associate
of applied science-transfer and 10
certificates.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Integrated Studies
• Business
• Pre-Nursing
• Science
• Engineering
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
4,764
2,681
3,832
1,865
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
International Students
463
Running Start
609
Worker Retraining
52
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
6+75+109 54+46
10%
basic skills
9%
pre-college
46%
full-time
75%
academic/
transfer
54%
part-time
6% workforce education
Ethnicity: *
Asian/Pacific Islander
16%
African American
4%
Native American
3%
Hispanic15%
Other, Multiracial
2%
White/Caucasian66%
Median Age:21
Gender:
Female49%
Male51%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
20%
Students who work
58%
Students with children
17%
POINTS OF INTEREST
Bachelor of Applied In fall 2015, Cascadia College fully enrolled its first cohort of students in its Bachelor of Applied Science in
Science in Sustainable Sustainable Practices program. A unique offering in Washington state, the degree trains students for careers
Practices in the green industry by teaching them how to plan and implement sustainable approaches to how we live
and work.
Growth in STEM Cascadia saw an 8 percent increase in 2014 followed by a 9 percent increase in 2015 in students enrolled
Programs in STEM programs geared toward transfer to four-year programs. The growth is particularly strong in
engineering and medical sciences. Cascadia has, accordingly, invested in updating its science labs and
equipment to ensure students’ lab experiences are comparable to those at the transfer institutions.
Increase in Running Cascadia’s Running Start population has steadily increased over the past five years. In fact, Running Start
Start Students students comprise 42 percent of new students enrolled for fall of 2015. This enrollment trend demonstrates
the high demand for the program, not only in Cascadia’s service area but statewide. Cascadia’s Running
Start students come from 45 high schools throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Over the past two
years, the number of Running Start students who continue at Cascadia after graduating from high school has
doubled, demonstrating this is an important gateway to higher education. It also poses new challenges in the
classroom and staffing that Cascadia has started to address.
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