LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
11605 132nd Avenue NE • Kirkland, WA 98034 • www.lwtech.edu
President: Dr. Amy Morrison Goings, 425-739-8200, amy.goings@lwtech.edu
Trustees: Anne Hamilton, chair; Neil Johnson Dr. Lynette Jones, Darrell Mitsunaga
Bruce J. Reid
KEY FACTS (Data from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise noted)
Year Founded: 1949
Service Area: King and Snohomish
counties
Legislative Districts: 1, 5, 11, 39, 41,
45, 46, 48
Programs: Students can choose from
3 baccalaureate degrees, 40 associate
degrees and 83 professional certificates
in 50 areas of study.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Nursing
• Medical Assisting
• Welding Technology
• Auto Repair Technician
• Computer Security and Network
Technician
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
6,999
3,458
6,006
2,995
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
Applied Bachelor’s Degree
80
I-BEST61
International Students
213
Running Start
22
Worker Retraining
313
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
53+25+193 52+48
3%
pre-college
19%
basic
skills
25%
academic/
transfer
53%
workforce
education
48%
full-time
52%
part-time
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
18%
African American
4%
Native American
2%
Hispanic11%
Other, Multiracial
2%
White/Caucasian66%
Median Age:30
Gender:
Female62%
Male38%
* 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
40%
Students who work
39%
Students with children
34%
POINTS OF INTEREST
Grants with STEM Lake Washington Institute of Technology is expanding its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Focus programs through multiple state and federal grants. In 2015, LWTech received $380,000 in grants from the
National Science Foundation (NSF) and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to develop
a photonics technology program to teach the science of lasers. Through a second NSF grant, LWTech
launched the Future Tech Stars Scholarship Program offering $500,000 in scholarships to academicallytalented and low-income, nontraditional students enrolled in high-wage, high-demand STEM programs.
Workforce LWTech’s Workforce Development departments leverage resources to support students from registration
Development through to completion. The Opportunity Grant, Worker Retraining, Basic Food Employment and Training
(BFET) and WorkFirst programs work together to offer wrap-around services for low-income and firstgeneration college students, laid-off and vulnerable workers, veterans and displaced homemakers. Students
benefit from a shared intake process, a comprehensive retention plan, resource sharing and graduation
support. The Employment Resource Center provides career and employment support. From the time
they start at LWTech, students know that the college’s goal is to help them to a livable wage job and selfsufficiency with individualized support every step of the way.
I-BEST: LWTech’s Academic Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training program (I-BEST) gives basic education
Pathways to Success students access to transfer degree pathways. The program places basic education students into a classroom
with other college students, with everyone benefiting from participation in a learning-community format that
delivers content from two integrated academic courses in a dynamic team-teaching environment. Students
can earn up to 45 transferable credits through Academic I-BEST. The Center for Community College
Student Engagement at University of Texas highlighted this program in 2014 as did the Commission on
Adult Basic Education at its national conference in May 2015.
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