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.
 
 
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