South Seattle College

Seattle, Washington

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • City
  • 1,616 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 · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 295 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 45 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190

Computers and IT

  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Engineering technology

  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067

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 · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 47 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (12)
  • Boilermaking/BoilermakerCertificate · 0 finished
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $40,279
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 40 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $43,427
  • Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 25 finishedNationally: $45,889
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 202 finishedNationally: $34,134
  • Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $52,218
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 20 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $34,698
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $40,188
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$17,931$30–48k$18,671$48–75k$20,867$75–110k$21,949Over $110k$28,527Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$19,193per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$29,898sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,935Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
6%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
33%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$47,7916 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$58,45110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
37%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
32%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 South Seattle College, 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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