SEATTLE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE — ONE OF THE SEATTLE COLLEGES
2120 South Jackson Street • Seattle, WA 98144 • sviweb.sccd.ctc.edu
Chancellor: Dr. Jill Wakefield, 206-934-3872, jill.wakefield@seattlecolleges.edu
Executive Dean:Maureen Shadair (interim), 206-934-4940, maureen.shadair@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: 1987
Service Area: central district of
Seattle, King County
Legislative Districts: 37
Programs: 11 professional certificates
in 9 programs of study.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Medical Assistant
• Cosmetology
• Pre-Apprenticeship
Construction Training
• Dental Assistant
• Medical Administrative Assistant
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
744
405
741
386
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
I-BEST77
Running Start
21
Worker Retraining
161
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
79+1+200 37+63
0% pre-college
20%
basic skills
79%
workforce
education
63%
full-time
37%
part-time
1% academic/transfer
Ethnicity:
Asian/Pacific Islander
21%
African American
47%
Native American
3%
Hispanic13%
Other, Multiracial
5%
White/Caucasian15%
Median Age:26
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
55%
Students who work
25%
Students with children
33%
Gender:
Female68%
Male32%
POINTS OF INTEREST
Dental Assistant
Program Moves to
SCC Health Education
Center
The Dental Assistant program at Seattle Vocational Institute (SVI) will be housed in the newly remodeled
Seattle Central Health Education Center opening in the Pacific Tower on Beacon Hill. Dental Assistant
graduates will be able to enter the workforce or continue on an educational track with Seattle Central’s
Dental Hygiene program to earn an Associate of Applied Science (AAS–T) Degree in Allied Health (after
95 credits) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Allied Health (after 195 credits).
Pre-Apprenticeship The Pre-Apprentice Construction Trades program was selected to build two homes for the Tiny House
Program Builds Tiny project. This project provides transitional homes that are approximately 8’ by 8’ in size for people who are
House for Homeless living in homeless shelters. The materials were donated by various companies. Students will gain hands-on
experience building a home from the foundation to the roof and apply carpentry, math, blueprint reading,
painting, window installation, caulking, insulation and other aspects of the PACT curriculum. Each home
contains windows and a door. Staff, faculty and students are as excited about the experience of building the
home as they are about giving back to the community. Channel 13 KCPQ featured SVI’s PACT students in a
heartwarming story about the Tiny House project.
Phlebotomy Program The Phlebotomy program at SVI has been improved to meet a wider range of industry standards. The
Increased to Two previously successful one-quarter program has expanded to two quarters. Students acquire the necessary
Quarters skills in venipuncture and will be trained in the use and application of electrocardiograms (ECGs) to meet
Washington state certification proficiency requirements. With the ability to operate this important piece of
medical equipment combined with the ability to draw blood for crucial lab tests and procedures, graduates
will be qualified for greater employment prospects.
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