Seattle colleges offer rich opportunities to learn new things and meet people from a wide variety of professional endeavors. Some of the educational opportunities listed here are quite a drive from Seattle, but are included because often prospective students are interested in specialized educational programs only available at one of these institutions. Plus, with the increasing use of distance education and online learning, these schools may offer classes that that do not require extensive travel to take advantage of the opportunities for learning.

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Seattle Colleges and Universities

Antioch University (Seattle)

Argosy University (Seattle)

Bastyr University (Seattle)

City University (Bellevue)

Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle)

Evergreen State College (Olympia)

Saybrook University/Lios Graduate College (Seattle)

Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma)

Seattle Pacific University (Seattle)

Seattle University (Seattle)

University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)

University of Washington (Seattle, Bothell, Tacoma)

Washington State University (Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver)

Western Washington University (Bellingham)

The Art Institute of Seattle (Seattle)

Bates Technical College (Tacoma)

Bellevue College (Bellevue)

Big Bend Community College (Moses Lake)

Cascadia Community College (Bothell)

Centralia College (Centralia)

Clark College (Vancouver)

Clover Park Technical College (Lakewood)

Columbia Basin College (Pasco)

Edmonds Community College (Lynnwood)

Everett Community College (Everett)

Grays Harbor College (Aberdeen)

Ivey Seright Computer Graphics Training (Seattle)

Lake Washington Institute of Technology (Kirkland and Redmond)

Lower Columbia College (Longview)

Olympic College (Bremerton)

Peninsula College (Port Angeles)

Pierce College (Lakewood)

Renton Technical College (Renton)

School of Visual Concepts (Seattle)

Seattle Community Colleges (North Seattle, Central Seattle, South Seattle)

Seattle Vocational Institute (Seattle)

Shoreline Community College (Shoreline)

Skagit Valley College (Mount Vernon)

South Puget Sound Community College (Olympia)

Spokane Falls Community College (Spokane)

Tacoma Community College (Tacoma)

Wenatchee Valley College (Wenatchee)

Whatcom Community College (Bellingham)

Yakima Valley Community College (Yakima)

Puget Sound Center (Bothell, Shoreline, Edmonds)- Technology training provider established through a collaboration between Shoreline and Edmonds Community Colleges.

ASUW Experimental College (Seattle) - Adult education classes in a wide variety of areas.

Bellevue College Continue Education (Bellevue)- Variety education classes for a large range of people of different ages, include Teens(summer). 

Pilchuck Glass School (Seattle) - Educational center for artists working in glass.

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