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Seattle Central College is a public located in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Central College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Seattle Central College is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,413 10 years after enrolling, 26th in Washington, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Seattle Central College bachelor students earn 32% more than the national average.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 48% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Seattle Central College is 11% lower than the state average, and 3% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Seattle Central College, Pell Grant recipients represent 18% of the measured graduating class, 17% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Seattle Central College graduates within 4.3 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Seattle Central College’s economic mobility score of 15.53 is calculated by adjusting the 1.39 economic score of lower-income students by the 18% pell grant recipients within the student body. Seattle Central College’s EMS of 15.53 ranks in the top 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Seattle Central College pays $4,876 a year, $42 less than the $4,918 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $4,876
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Seattle Central College, 60% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $4,876 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 1% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,660. This is 53% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$8,660
Pell grants
$4,676
State grants
$3,408
Institutional grants
$1,789
Full time
52%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
28%
59%
In-state
98%
68%
1st generation
44%
35%
White
31%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
14%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
31%
12%