Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, Washington
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Suburb
- 2,406 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 81 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 49 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 271 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,159
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer ProgrammingBachelor's degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $81,233 a year after finishingNationally: $63,496
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,766
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's degree · 29 finishedGraduates here earned $106,697 a year after finishingNationally: $69,638
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
- Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,422
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,155
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $49,554 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 65 finishedGraduates here earned $89,481 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (26)
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Chemical EngineeringAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Construction ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $58,990
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $43,427
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,782
- Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $45,311
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $28,516 a year afterNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $50,359
- Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $48,237
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $52,218
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $61,888
- Public HealthCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $42,865
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $22,303
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,489
- Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,477
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $25,594per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $35,564sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,701Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 4%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 38%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,4496 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $56,47110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 54%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 18%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Lake Washington Institute of Technology, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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