NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE — ONE OF THE SEATTLE COLLEGES
9600 College Way North • Seattle, WA 98103 • www.northseattle.edu
Chancellor: Dr. Jill Wakefield, 206-934-3872, jill.wakefield@seattlecolleges.edu
President: Dr. Warren Brown, 206-934-3601, warren.brown@seattlecolleges.edu
Trustees: Steve Hill, chair; Teresita Batayola, Jorge Carrasco, Louise Chernin, Carmen Gayton
KEY FACTS (Data from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise noted)
Year Founded: 1970
Service Area: northeast and
northwest Seattle, King County
Legislative Districts: 11, 32, 33, 34,
36, 37, 43, 46
Programs: 3 bachelor of applied
science degrees, 34 associate degrees,
82 professional certificates in 33
programs
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Associate of Arts – DTA*
• Accounting
• Registered Nursing
• Medical Assisting
• Practical Nursing
* Direct Transfer Agreement
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
15,861
5,494
10,566
3,941
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
Applied Bachelor’s Degree
59
I-BEST47
International Students
1,522
Running Start
363
Worker Retraining
424
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
33+47+137 72+28
7%
pre-college
13%
basic
skills
33%
workforce
education
47%
academic/
transfer
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
17%
African American
10%
Native American
2%
Hispanic9%
Other, Multiracial
4%
White/Caucasian62%
Gender:
Female61%
Male39%
28%
full-time
72%
part-time
Median Age:31
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
23%
Students who work
58%
Students with children
30%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Grant to Improve Three North Seattle College faculty members recently received a competitive “Improving Undergraduate
Undergraduate STEM STEM Education” grant from the National Science Foundation. The three-year award builds on the rich
Education history of a long-running coordinated studies program at North, “Atoms to Ecosystems.” Faculty are working
with Central Washington University to develop a series of interdisciplinary classroom and laboratory modules
for students completing their first-year chemistry and biology series. Students will be able to complete
authentic research using a grant-funded Ion Chromatography system.
Master’s Pathway via North Seattle College and Central Washington University (CWU) are offering a new pathway for graduates
North and CWU of North’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Application Development and Bachelor of Applied Science in
International Business. Qualified graduates from the two programs are eligible to apply to the Master of
Science in Information Technology and Administrative Management degree program at CWU. The master’s
program is entirely online, making it possible for North students to complete both the bachelor’s degree
and the master’s degree without leaving Seattle.
Solar Array First of Its In spring 2015 North Seattle College installed a new solar installation, the first-of-its-kind in the state and
Kind in Washington the first to be mounted on the roof of a building rather than on the ground. The new solar array produces
State enough power to supply energy to two homes and will enable educational collaboration between North
Seattle College and Shoreline Community College. The solar array has such sensitive sensors that it can
follow the moon across the night sky. The installation allows North to turn the campus into a “living lab” and
will provide a platform for students to gain hands-on experience with systems they will encounter in realworld situations upon graduation.
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