Introduction

Edmonds Community College is a leader in providing quality opportunities for learning and service, responding to the dynamic needs of our diverse community.

Edmonds Community College is the community's place to learn. The College strives to provide the best in teaching and learning, in the services the college offer our students and community, and in many innovative partnerships. The College goal is helping students take the first step to a four-year degree, take the next step to a great job, or take a path that makes life better for them and their families.

Location

The college is located in a 50-acre campus in Lynnwood, 15 miles north of Seattle. Lynnwood is just 20 minutes from Downtown Seattle and 40 minutes from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Lynnwood's location is minutes from Bellevue and Snohomish County attractions.

Accreditation and Activities

Edmonds Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

Why Study in Edmonds Community College

More than 11,000 students take courses for credit toward a certificate or degree at Edmonds Community College. Over 43 percent of these students plan to transfer to a four-year college or university; over 31 percent work toward career program degrees; about 3 percent are undecided; and other take courses for enrichment, for workplace skills, and for GED, basic skills, and family education. More than 62 percent of students in credit courses are part-time students who combine college with work and with family.

The student body includes students from 45 other countries, but nearly 90 percent of students live within eight miles of the campus.The campus is a lively place with students from a broad range of backgrounds, races, religions and points of view. Over half of the students are women.