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North Seattle Community College is known for the breadth of its educational choices, the support it provides its students, and the excellence of its instruction. Our programs prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university and/or enter the workforce. NSCC also offers basic education, English-as-a-second-language, and continuing education classes.

Established in 1970, NSCC is an accredited two-year public college. It is is one of 34 community and technical colleges in Washington and is part of the Seattle Community College District, which also includes Seattle Central and South Seattle Community Colleges and the Seattle Vocational Institute.


Academics

  Students
Fall 2007 Enrollment
Program Students
Academic Transfer 2,116
Professional/Technical 2,104
High School/GED 109
Developmental 872
Home and Family 1,020
Other 63
Total 6,284
Continuing Education 1,488

Gender
Gender Percent
Female 62%
Male 37%
Not Reported 1%

Age
Group Median Age
All Students 30
Female 31
Male 28

Full-Time/Part-time Status
Status Percentage
Full-time Students 29%
Part-time Students 71%

When Attending
Time Period Percentage
Day 77%
Evening 23%

International
International Students 437

High School
Running Start Students 262

Diversity
Diversity of the student body 35%
Ethnicity Students
American Indian/ Alaska Native 55
Asian American/ Pacific Islander 830
Black/ African American 418
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 350
Not Reported 1,085
Other 531
White 3,015

Disability
Students with Disabilities 183

  Programs

  Degrees and Certificates Awarded
Award Type Since 1997 2006-2007
AA Degree 5,681 443
Certificate >= 90 credits 241 9
Certificate 45-89 credits 2,488 124
Certificate < 45 credits 1,067 339
High School Completion 252 29
Totals 9,723 944

   Tuition and Fees

See the Tuition & Fees pages for current information.


  Fall 2007-2008 Financial Aid
  Number of Recipients 1,183
  Amount Dispersed $1.57 million

  See Financial Aid page for more information.



Campus Administration

President
Ronald H. LaFayette, Ed.D.

Budget
Budget Type Amount
2007-2008 Operational Budget $24 million
2007-2008 Capital Budget Allocation $7.7 million

College Personnel
Employment Type Numbers
Full-time Faculty 94
Part-time Faculty 203
Non-teaching Faculty 6
Administrative/ Professional 53
Classified Staff 113
Total 469

Education Fund

2006-2007 Assets $4.7 million
2006-2007 Revenues $1.26 million

  See Education Fund website for more information.



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