Washington Community and Technical Colleges with BS/BAS Degrees in CS and related majors
(as of Oct 2024)
List of community and technical colleges currently offering BS Computer Science:
- Bellevue College
- Cascadia College
- Edmonds College
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- North Seattle College
- Skagit Valley College
- South Puget Sound Community College
List of community and technical colleges offering an applied computer science (software development) program:
- Bellevue College (BAS Software Development)
- Cascadia College (BAS Mobile Application Development)
- Centralia College (BAS Software Engineering)
- Columbia Basin College (BAS Software Development)
- Edmonds College (BAS Application Development)
- Green River College (BAS Software Development)
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology (BAS Computing and Software Development)
- North Seattle College (BAS Application Development)
- Renton Technical College (BAS Application Development)
List of community and technical colleges offering a BAS Cybersecurity program:
- Bellevue College
- Clark College
- Clover Park Technical College
- Columbia Basin College
- Green River College
- Highline College
- Spokane Falls Community College
- Whatcom Community College
List of community and technical colleges offering an IS/IT program:
- Renton Technical College (BAS Network Engineering)
- Olympic College (BAS Information Systems)
- Seattle Central College (BAS Information Technology: Networking)
- Spokane Community College (BAS DevOps Engineering)
- Spokane Falls Community College (BAS Information Systems and Technology)
- Tacoma Community College (BAS Advanced Networking and Data Security)
- Yakima Valley College (BAS Information Technology: Networking)
Articles and other info
Fact Sheet: Washington's Community and Technical Colleges At a Glance (sbctc.edu) - summary statistics of the entire WA state system of community and technical colleges
Article: Escaping the Transfer Trap | Washington Monthly - this provides a bit of rationale and context around community college baccalaureate degrees offering an alternative pathway for students who are unable to access the traditional transfer-to-a-university pathway to a baccalaureate
Research Brief: Community College Bachelor’s Degrees in Washington State (newamerica.org) - beyond just CS/IT, a look at community college baccalaureate degrees: enrollment, completion, and labor market outcomes.
