Seattle Central Community College: Narrative Description

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SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE E-6

1701 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122-2400
Tel: (206)587-3800
Admissions: (206)587-3898
Web Site: http://www.seattlecentral.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Seattle Community College District System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 15-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 10,721. 1% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 11% black, 14% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 7% international, 63% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing program. Placement: ACT ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

State resident tuition: $69 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $240.70 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $3 per credit part-time, $30 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 30 open to all. Most popular organizations: Triangle Club, African Brothers of Unity, MECHA, Asian/Pacific Islander Student Union, Sea-King Club for the Deaf. Major annual events: Student Studies Institute, Student Leadership. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Main Library with 56,338 books and 425 serials. 366 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Seattle University.

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