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Washington Colleges Summary

The state of Washington has more than 115 colleges and career schools, and more than 350,000 students attending those schools. Average SAT scores are relatively high in Washington, as it is one of only six states with an average SAT score or more than 535.

The biggest college is the University of Washington. The college has more than 42,000 students and has locations in Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell. The next largest college is Washington State University, with more than 23,000 students.

Other notable colleges include: Western Washington University, Bellevue Community College, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, and Seattle Community College (three locations). Each of these has more than 10,000 students. Another well-known college in the state is Gonzaga University. It has just over 6,000 students. The smallest school in the state is the Emil Fries Piano Hospital and Training Center, which offers training in piano technology for the visually impaired. It has less than ten students.

The mailing address and web site address for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington is as follows:

Old Capitol Building
600 South Washington
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/

Washington Colleges and Career Schools

SchoolCityStudentsDormsOpen AdmissionTypical SAT Range
Academy of Hair DesignWenatchee62 Yes 
Antioch University - Seattle BranchSeattle863 No 
Apollo CollegeSpokane  Yes 
Argosy UniversitySeattle  Yes 
BarbizonKennewick, Olympia, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Tri City Area  Yes 
Bastyr UniversityKenmore1,07643No 
Bates Technical CollegeTacoma5,204 Yes 
Bellevue Beauty SchoolBellevue84 Yes 
Bellevue Community CollegeBellevue12,086 Yes 
Bellingham Beauty SchoolBellingham132 No 
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham2,398 Yes 
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake1,800150Yes 
BJ's Beauty and Barber CollegeTacoma76 Yes 
Brenneke School of MassageSeattle264 No 
Capstone Career CollegeTacoma  Yes 
Cascadia Community CollegeBothell1,944 Yes 
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg10,1903,250NoV: 460-570
M: 455-570
Centralia CollegeCentralia4,037 Yes 
Chetta's Academy of Hair and NailsPort Angeles27 No 
City UniversityBellevue4,020 Yes 
Clare's Beauty College IncPasco59 Yes 
Clark CollegeVancouver9,820 Yes 
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood8,383 Yes 
Columbia Basin CollegePasco5,670 Yes 
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle768 No 
Cortiva Institute - Brian Utting School of MassageSeattle116 No 
CRI Career TrainingSeattle143 Yes 
Crown CollegeTacoma250 Yes 
DeVry UniversityBellevue, Federal Way  Yes 
DeVry UniversityBellevue  Yes 
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond677 NoV: 540-650
M: 570-660
Divers Institute of TechnologySeattle261 No 
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney10,9082,000NoV: 440-770
M: 450-780
Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwood7,58147Yes 
Emil Fries Piano Hospital and Training CenterVancouver3 Yes 
Everest CollegeFife, Seattle, Vancouver  Yes 
Everett Community CollegeEverett6,666 Yes 
Faith Evangelical Lutheran SeminaryTacoma346 Yes 
Gene Juarez Academy of BeautySeattle248 No 
Gene Juarez Academy of BeautyFederal Way240 No 
Glen Dow Academy of Hair DesignSpokane102 Yes 
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary - NorthwestVancouver  No 
Golden Gate UniversitySeattle  Yes 
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen2,308 Yes 
Green River Community CollegeAuburn6,693 Yes 
Greenwood Academy of HairSeattle116 No 
Henry Cogswell CollegeEverett200 NoV: 510-560
M: 560-610
Heritage UniversityToppenish1,311 Yes 
Highline Community CollegeDes Moines5,484 Yes 
Interface Computer SchoolSpokane22 No 
Interface Computer SchoolSpokane85 No 
International Academy of Design and TechnologyTukwila  Yes 
International Air Academy IncVancouver232206No 
ITT Technical InstituteEverett, Seattle, Spokane Valley  Yes 
Kaplan CollegeRenton  Yes 
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry UniversityBellevue, Federal Way  Yes 
Kitchen AcademyTukwila  Yes 
Lake Washington Technical CollegeKirkland3,599 Yes 
Lower Columbia CollegeLongview3,073 Yes 
Mars Hill Graduate SchoolBothell284 No 
Milan Institute of CosmetologyEverett81 No 
Northwest Baptist SeminaryTacoma76 No 
Northwest College of ArtPoulsbo130 No 
Northwest Hair AcademyMount Vernon264 No 
Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterSpokane50 Yes 
Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham495 Yes 
Northwest UniversityKirkland1,260724NoV: 480-590
M: 440-580
Olympic CollegeBremerton6,844 Yes 
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma3,6801,850NoV: 500-620
M: 500-620
Peninsula CollegePort Angeles4,256 Yes 
Perry Technical InstituteYakima361 No 
Phagans Orchards Beauty SchoolVancouver29 Yes 
Pierce College at Fort SteilacoomLakewood7,865 Yes 
Pierce College at PuyallupPuyallup2,688 Yes 
Pima Medical InstituteSeattle244 Yes 
Professional Beauty SchoolSunnyside22 Yes 
Professional Beauty SchoolYakima30 Yes 
Puget Sound Christian CollegeEverett8536NoV: 320-520
M: 320-540
Renton Technical CollegeRenton8,217 Yes 
Saint Martin's UniversityLacey1,505385NoV: 450-580
M: 450-570
Seattle Community College - Central CampusSeattle6,271 Yes 
Seattle Community College - North CampusSeattle5,743 Yes 
Seattle Community College - South CampusSeattle6,769 Yes 
Seattle Institute of Oriental MedicineSeattle35 No 
Seattle Midwifery SchoolSeattle42 No 
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle3,8731,831NoV: 530-650
M: 520-630
Seattle UniversitySeattle7,1091,600NoV: 520-630
M: 530-620
Seattle Vocational InstituteSeattle422 Yes 
Shoreline Community CollegeShoreline6,581 Yes 
Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon5,485136Yes 
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia4,529 Yes 
Spokane Community CollegeSpokane6,535 Yes 
Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane9,013 Yes 
Stylemaster College of Hair DesignLongview24 Yes 
Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma6,371 Yes 
The Art InstitutesSeattle  Yes 
The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia4,470900NoV: 530-650
M: 480-600
Trinity Lutheran CollegeIssaquah104200NoV: 480-618
M: 475-570
University of PhoenixSeattle, Spokane  Yes 
University of Puget SoundTacoma2,8681,639NoV: 570-670
M: 560-660
University of Washington - Bothell CampusBothell1,534 No 
University of Washington - Seattle CampusSeattle39,2515,590NoV: 530-650
M: 550-670
University of Washington - Tacoma CampusTacoma2,189 No 
Walla Walla CollegeCollege Place1,9421,223No 
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla4,625 Yes 
Washington State UniversityPullman23,5446,613NoV: 490-600
M: 510-610
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee3,113 Yes 
Western Washington UniversityBellingham14,2473,853NoV: 510-620
M: 520-620
Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham3,844 Yes 
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla1,512840NoV: 620-720
M: 620-700
Whitworth CollegeSpokane2,4401,121NoV: 560-650
M: 550-650
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakima4,433135Yes 
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