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Seattle Central College Data & Information Overview

31 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
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How Well Is Seattle Central College Ranked?

#892 Best Colleges in Nation
#15 Best Colleges in WA
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Seattle Central College was awarded 31 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health services/allied health/health sciences.

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Overall Quality

Seattle Central is ranked #892 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Seattle Central held the #1,039 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Seattle Central also holds the #15 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Seattle Central?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Seattle Central College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Learn more about Seattle Central College admissions.

Seattle Central College Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
98% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Seattle Central College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Seattle Central College is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  98 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Seattle Central College

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Seattle Central College.

Seattle Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,068 Full-Time Undergraduates
50.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,763 undergraduates at Seattle Central with 3,068 being full-time and 2,695 being part-time.

How Much Does Seattle Central College Cost?

$6,612 Net Price
3% Take Out Loans
$25,460 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Seattle Central is $6,612. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Seattle Central

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$5,762$6,245$9,159$10,093$11,455

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Seattle Central, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Seattle Central, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $6,365 a year. That adds up to $25,460 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Seattle Central Graduates Make?

$43,307 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Seattle Central make around $43,307 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Seattle Central College make the most money.

Location of Seattle Central College

Washington State
3,068 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Seattle, Washington, Seattle Central College is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Seattle makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Seattle Central are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1701 Broadway Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Phone:206-934-3800
Website:seattlecentral.edu/

Seattle Central College Majors

34 Majors With Completions
2,458 Undergraduate Degrees
2,458 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 34 majors graduated from Seattle Central College. Of these students, 2,458 received undergraduate degrees and 2,458 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies353NA
Information Technology123NA
Nursing105NA
Health Sciences & Services103$71,275
General Business/Commerce79NA
Culinary Arts73NA
General Physical Sciences63NA
Mental & Social Health Services58NA
Design & Applied Arts48NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services46NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Seattle Central College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Seattle Central

69% Take At Least One Class Online
37% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 3,107 students took at least one online class at Seattle Central College. This is an increase from the 2,976 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20233,1071,650
2021-20222,9761,474
2020-20213,9982,064
2018-20191,540579

Learn more about online learning at Seattle Central College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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