Community Colleges in Washington
Community college pricing in Washington is remarkably uniform. The 26 colleges we rank charge between $4,197 and $6,555 a year, only $2,358 apart.
The median college charges $5,209, $663 (15%) above the national community college median of $4,546. The median net price is $9,564, above the median tuition, because net price also counts books, transportation and living costs that tuition leaves out. That is why a community college can show a net price higher than its sticker price.
Olympic College ranks first at $4,197, ahead of Northwest Indian College ($4,365) and Bellevue College ($4,436).
How this list is built
A college appears here only if it meets every condition below.
- Colleges considered
- Public community colleges and state colleges whose main award is the associate degree
- Ranked by in-state tuition & fees, lowest first. Ties are broken by larger undergraduate enrollment, then by name.
- Main campuses only, with at least 60% of core data fields reported
- Main campus located in Washington
- At least 500 undergraduate students enrolled (fall 2024)
- A reported in-state tuition & fees value (schools without one are not ranked)
- Schools that report no tuition or a $0 price are not ranked
- State colleges that also grant a few bachelor's degrees but mostly award associate degrees are included and marked in the table
- This page is published only when at least 10 schools qualify; Washington has 26
- Data period
- In-state tuition and fees: full-time undergraduate sticker price, academic year 2024-25. Some community colleges report the in-district rate.
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: academic year 2024-25. Shown for public colleges only, because private colleges charge everyone the same price.
- Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24.
- Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 (4-year) or fall 2021 (2-year), finishing within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment: undergraduate students, fall 2024.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Showing all 26 qualifying schools. Select a column heading to re-sort the table.
| 1 | Olympic College Bremerton, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $4,197 | $9,740 | $7,172 | 33% | 3,826 |
| 2 | Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $4,365 | $4,365 | $3,136 | 22% | 629 |
| 3 | Bellevue College Bellevue, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $4,436 | $10,502 | $11,430 | 35% | 7,364 |
| 4 | Lower Columbia College Longview, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $4,626 | $6,003 | $7,630 | 24% | 1,932 |
| 5 | Green River College Auburn, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $4,711 | $5,263 | $13,803 | 40% | 4,965 |
| 6 | Highline College Des Moines, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $4,772 | $5,332 | $9,879 | 37% | 3,838 |
| 7 | Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $4,810 | $10,875 | $11,010 | 31% | 3,656 |
| 8 | Everett Community College Everett, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,032 | $11,171 | $10,684 | 38% | 4,709 |
| 9 | Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,059 | $5,619 | $12,210 | 39% | 1,272 |
| 10 | Shoreline College Shoreline, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,115 | $7,905 | $8,585 | 29% | 3,046 |
| 11 | Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,115 | $11,037 | $11,795 | 36% | 2,378 |
| 12 | Cascadia College Bothell, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,157 | $11,296 | $12,281 | 37% | 1,032 |
| 13 | Seattle Central College Seattle, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,184 | $5,745 | $8,819 | 31% | 3,953 |
| 14 | Clark College Vancouver, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,233 | $11,183 | $11,465 | 37% | 4,945 |
| 15 | South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,252 | $5,813 | $9,132 | 44% | 3,075 |
| 16 | Centralia College Centralia, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,266 | $5,651 | $9,862 | 44% | 1,552 |
| 17 | Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,267 | $5,636 | $9,722 | 41% | 1,759 |
| 18 | Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,279 | $6,700 | $9,406 | 43% | 2,418 |
| 19 | Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,312 | $5,873 | $11,843 | 31% | 2,770 |
| 20 | Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,400 | $7,500 | $6,064 | 35% | 2,477 |
| 21 | Pierce College District Lakewood, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,418 | $5,976 | $10,222 | 31% | 5,313 |
| 22 | Spokane Community College Spokane, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,461 | $6,612 | $5,473 | 35% | 4,533 |
| 23 | Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,461 | $6,612 | $7,409 | 31% | 3,199 |
| 24 | Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,507 | $11,646 | $8,376 | 32% | 4,668 |
| 25 | Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $5,593 | $12,553 | $4,783 | 35% | 1,010 |
| 26 | Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA Public · Also grants some bachelor's degrees | $6,555 | $8,668 | $8,317 | 30% | 4,640 |
How to compare these colleges
Community college tuition is often quoted at the in-district or in-state rate, and the out-of-state column shows what a nonresident would pay. Colleges marked as also granting some bachelor's degrees are state colleges that mostly award associate degrees. If you plan to transfer, check the receiving university's transfer agreements before choosing on price alone.
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