SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — ONE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE
1810 North Greene Street • Spokane, WA 99217 • www.scc.spokane.edu
Chancellor: Dr. Christine Johnson, 509-434-5006, christine.johnson@ccs.spokane.edu
President: Dr. D. Ryan Carstens 509-533-7042, ryan.carstens@scc.spokane.edu,
Trustees: Mike Wilson, chair; Greg Bever, Bridget Piper, Beth Thew, Jan Wigen
KEY FACTS (Data from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise noted)
Founded in: 1963
Service Area: Ferry, Lincoln,
Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and
Whitman counties
Legislative Districts: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9
Programs: 126 associate degrees
and 80 professional certificates in 155
programs of study.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Basic Education for Adults
• Liberal Arts
• Apprenticeship
• Nursing
• Business
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
21,286
9,434
17,633
8,457
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
Corrections955
I-BEST300
International Students
144
Running Start
466
Worker Retraining
646
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
45+26+236 48+52
5%
pre-college
and other
23%
basic skills
26%
academic/
transfer
45%
workforce
education
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
6%
African American
5%
Native American
4%
Latino/Hispanic6%
Other/Multiracial3%
White/Caucasian80%
Gender:
Female58%
Male42%
48%
part-time
52%
full-time
Median Age:30
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
61%
Students who work
43%
Students with children
33%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Direct Transfer Spokane Community College (SCC) has an agreement with Washington State University (WSU) for
students in Architectural Technology, a two-year computer-aided drafting program for people interested
in the building design industry or who want to continue their studies in architecture at a university. With
this agreement, students who complete the AAS-T degree can transfer directly to the WSU Architecture
Program, allowing students to finish their bachelor’s degree in two additional years. SCC, along with
Spokane Falls Community College, also offers Destination Eastern, a joint admissions program that allows
academically eligible students to directly transfer to Eastern Washington University with junior standing. And
starting last year both colleges also began a reverse transfer agreement program that allows EWU students
to receive an associate degree after transferring.
Entrepreneurship The SCC Integrated Business and Entrepreneurship (IBE) Program offers a hands-on approach to training
future business leaders and entrepreneurs. Students come with their business ideas and go through the
30-credit program together as a cohort. Over the course of two quarters, they hear from 40-50 business
professionals who share their experiences and expertise.
Accelerated Learning As part of an Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), English 99 students can now take English 99 and 101
concurrently during one quarter. The goal is to move developmental English students more quickly through
the two classes. ALP students’ 101 class is followed by an hour-long English 99 class session with the same
instructor. During this time students can ask questions, talk about assignments, review readings and share
rough drafts. College readiness skills like note-taking and time management also are taught. As the ALP
students gain more confidence, they become leaders and more active participants in both classes. The
model has been so successful that SCC has adapted it for Math 96 and Math 99.
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