6000 16th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98106

South Seattle community college is Washington College dedicated to providing quality learning experiences that prepare students to meet their goals in life and work. The Washington college offers college transfer programs and technical and professional programs in a student-centered environment that includes such resources as advisors and counselors, an internship program and assessment and testing services.

South Seattle Community College offers diverse programs that help students become certified financial planners, journalists, mechanical engineers and teachers. The Seattle campus also offers a unique wine technology program, which complements the Washington college's award-winning Culinary Arts program. The wine classes are designed to educate and inform students just getting a start in the wine industry or professionals who need information on current trends to enhance their wine knowledge. South Seattle Community College offers a series of classes towards attaining a certificate in winemaking, wine marketing and sales or food and wine pairing.

Online and telecourses also are available for busy professionals. In order to help South Seattle Community College students determine if distance learning is a fit for them, the Washington school helpfully lists an "Is Online for Me?" quiz on its web site.

In addition to transfer credit agreements with such colleges as Eastern Washington University and Heritage University, South Seattle Community College also offers worker retraining programs and short-term training for laid-off workers or students between jobs.

The Washington school also comes with a view. Located on an 87-acre hilltop overlooking Elliott Bay, South Seattle Community College provides outstanding views of Seattle's skyline and surrounding mountains.

Quick Facts:

South Seattle Community College's total student enrollment in 2006 was 7,893, with 5,570 students on the Washington school's main campus and 1,735 in apprentice programs.

The average age of students at South Seattle Community College is 31, with an almost equal ratio of male and female students.

Fifty-five percent of South Seattle Community College's students are enrolled full-time, with 23 percent attending both day and evening classes.

At this Washington college, 21 percent of students balance homework with full-time employment.

For 44 percent of South Seattle Community College students, English is not their first language.

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