SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE — ONE OF THE SEATTLE COLLEGES
1701 Broadway • Seattle, WA 98122 • www.seattlecentral.edu
Chancellor: Dr. Jill Wakefield, 206-934-3872, jill.wakefield@seattlecolleges.edu
President: Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange (interim), 206-934-4144, sheila.edwardslange@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: 1966
Service Area: central, east and
downtown Seattle, King County
Legislative Districts: 11, 32, 33, 34,
36, 37, 43, 46
Programs: 2 bachelor of applied
science degrees, 29 associate degrees,
16 professional certificates in 26
programs of study.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Associate of Arts – DTA*
• Nursing – associate degree
• Culinary Arts
• Social and Human Services
• Graphic Design
*Direct Transfer Agreement
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
15,578
7,634
10,173
4,855
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
Applied Bachelor’s Degree
115
I-BEST113
International Students
3,019
Running Start
359
Worker Retraining
412
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
31+44+178 55+45
8%
pre-college
17%
basic skills
31%
workforce
education
43%
academic/
transfer
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
23%
African American
18%
Native American
2%
Hispanic11%
Other, Multiracial
5%
White/Caucasian46%
Gender:
Female56%
Male44%
45%
full-time
55%
part-time
Median Age:27
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
37%
Students who work
42%
Students with children
17%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
POINTS OF INTEREST
An Innovative New To meet the region’s increasing demand for highly-trained healthcare workers, Seattle Central will open an
Campus for Health 85,000-square-foot satellite campus in Beacon Hill’s iconic Pacific Tower in January 2016. Students will be
Education able to pursue a variety of programs at the new Seattle Central Health Education Center, including short
term certificates, associate degrees and four “tracks” within the Bachelor of Applied Science in Allied Health
program. These tracks — respiratory care, dental hygiene, community health and education, and healthcare
services management — help students build on their existing education and experience to prepare for
more advanced careers.
Training the Next Due to a shortage of qualified mariners in the region, graduates of Seattle Central’s Seattle Maritime
Generation of Academy are in high demand. The one-year Marine Deck Technology and Maritime Engineering Technology
Mariners programs provide students with hands-on training. With a 100 percent placement rate, graduates are
prepared for well-paying careers in the industry. Construction is underway on a new facility that will nearly
double the enrollment capacity of the maritime campus. Expected to be completed by mid-2016, the
building will include expanded classroom space and simulation laboratories for individual and team training.
Pioneering Approach
to Math Education
Helps Students
Succeed
Failing to complete remedial math is why many students don’t continue their college careers. In response,
faculty at Seattle Central developed innovative pathways that help students complete pre-college math and
progress to college-level programs. Classes are tailored to students’ individual needs based on whether they
intend to pursue a STEM, non-STEM or workforce pathway. Students looking to complete a liberal-arts
or allied health degree, for example, may enroll in Statway, which teaches relevant statistical analysis skills.
Students can also enroll in quantitative reasoning, which teaches applied math, or an online self-paced plan
that allows them to complete up to four pre-college courses in one quarter.
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