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South Seattle Community College &
Seattle University
South Seattle Community College, founded in 1969,
overlooks downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay from its 87-acre wooded
campus in a residential West Seattle neighborhood. Its multicultural
student population of nearly 14,000 students select from a broad array
of college transfer courses and more than 20 professional-technical
programs. Student learning is supported by the high-tech Library and
Advanced Technology Center and the new 45,000sf Instructional Technology
Center.
South Seattle Community College is located in the heart of a technology
and industrial corridor serving a broad base of engineering and
technology companies including partnerships with the National Coalition
of Advanced Technology Centers, Manufacturing Industrial Council,
Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group and Boeing. 35% of all the
state’s apprenticeship training is done by South Seattle CC at its
Duwamish Campus.
Seattle University, located within steps of
Seattle's downtown core, was founded in 1891, the Northwest's largest
and most diverse independent university, with a student population of
more than 6,000. The 48 acre campus houses eight schools including the
College Science and Engineering. Seattle University provides distinctive
learning, service and career opportunities for students. To balance the
rigorous demands of the curriculum, students take advantage of the
abundant cultural and recreational opportunities afforded by its
location within a dynamic global city and natural wonders of the Pacific
Northwest. Ranked consistently among the 10 best universities in the
West by U.S. News and World Report, and fifth for its quality of
teaching, Seattle University has more than 50,000 alumni who reside in
94 nations.
South Seattle Community College and Seattle University are part of the
Washington State Coalition for Engineering Education (WASCEE), a consortium of two and four year colleges and
universities, business, industry and labor who have joined together to
provide state leadership in K16 engineering education.
South Seattle Community College & Seattle University became PLTW Affiliates
in 2003
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