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Washington Colleges and Universities

Washington is home to six public four-year colleges and universities, 34 public community and technical colleges,
and more than 300 private colleges, universities,
career and vocational schools.

Below are lists of degree-granting colleges and universities legally operating in Washington.* Listings do not constitute an endorsement by the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Washington's public four-year colleges and universities

Public Research Universities: The state’s two research universities offer baccalaureate through professional degree programs.

University of Washington

- University of Washington Bothell

- University of Washington Tacoma

Washington State University

- Washington State University Tri-Cities

- Washington State University Vancouver

Public comprehensive universities and college:

The state's comprehensive universities offer baccalaureate and master’s programs.

Public Community and Technical Colleges

The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
provides general supervision over the state system of
community and technical colleges listed below.

Bates Technical College
Bellevue College
Bellingham Technical College
Big Bend Community College
Cascadia Community College
Centralia College
Clark College
Clover Park Technical College
Columbia Basin College
Edmonds Community College
Everett Community College
Grays Harbor College
Green River Community College
Highline Community College
Lake Washington Technical College
Lower Columbia College
North Seattle Community College
Olympic College
Peninsula College
Pierce College - Fort Steilacoom
Pierce College - Puyallup
Renton Technical College
Seattle Central Community College
Shoreline Community College
Skagit Valley College
South Puget Sound Community College
South Seattle Community College
Spokane Community College
Spokane Falls Community College
Tacoma Community College
Walla Walla Community College
Wenatchee Valley College
Whatcom Community College
Yakima Valley Community College

Northwest Indian College (A tribal community college)

Note: It is the student’s responsibility to determine the accreditation status, transferability of credits, and eligibility for state and/or federal financial aid for each school.

Private and Out-of-State Public Colleges & Universities

A.T. Still University

Antioch University Seattle

Apollo College

Argosy University/Seattle

Art Institute of Seattle

Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Bakke Graduate University
Bastyr University

Brandman University

Central Texas College

Chamberlain College of Nursing
Chapman University

Charter College
City University of Seattle
Columbia College of Missouri
Cornell University

Cornish College of the Arts

DeVry University
DigiPen Institute of Technology

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Everest College Bremerton, Everett, Tacoma

Everest College Renton
Everest College-Vancouver
Faith Evangelical Seminary
Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center
Fuller Theological Seminary
Goddard College
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Golden Gate University

Gonzaga University
Heritage University

Hope International University
Interface College

International Academy of Design & Technology

ITT Technical Institute - Everett
ITT Technical Institute - Seattle
ITT Technical Institute - Spokane

Kaplan College
Kepler College
Lesley University
Lewis and Clark College

Life Pacific College

Mars Hill Graduate School
Moody Bible Institute
Northwest Aviation College

Northwest College of Art-Poulsbo

Northwest Inst. of Literary Arts/Whidbey Writers Workshop

Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding
Northwest University

Nova Southeastern University

Old Dominion University
Oregon Health & Science University
Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Park University of Missouri
Pima Medical Institute
Portland State University

Saint Martin's University

Salish Kootenai College

Saybrook University
Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University

Southern Illinois University
Trinity Lutheran College
Trinity Western University
Troy University
University of Phoenix
University of Puget Sound

Vincennes University

Walla Walla University

Warner Pacific College

Webster University
Western Oregon University
Whitman College
Whitworth University

Note: It is the student’s responsibility to determine the accreditation status, transferability of credits, and eligibility for state and/or federal financial aid for each school.

Seminaries and Church-Related
Colleges & Programs

Armour Bible College and Armour Seminary

Bishop A.L. Hardy Academy of Theology
Calvary Chapel Bible College
Calvary Lighthouse Bible Institute

Canby Bible College

Christos Institute
College for Global Deployment
Columbia Evangelical Seminary
Covenant Bible Seminary

Eugene Bible College

Evergreen Christian University

First Christian Seminary

Gather4Him Bible College
Heart 4 the Nations Bible School and Ministry Training Center
Horizon College of Ministry

HUMUH Transcendental Awareness Institute

imago Dei institute/Cascade Bible College
Institute for Biblical Studies
The Institute for Christian Works
International College of Metaphysical Theology
International Graduate School of Ministry
KAES Bible College & Seminary

KPCA Northwest Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Life Ministry Institute
Living Faith Fellowship College of Ministry
The Lorian Center for Incarnational Spirituality