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Statement · Seattle, WA

North Seattle College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,241 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $18,943.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $47,728 ten years after entering, the 43rd percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 33% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
7,707

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $18,943 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $9,241 and $18,943 a year depending on income at North Seattle College.

Statement of cost · North Seattle College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$18,943
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,241
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$10,740
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,238

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,241; $30–48k: $9,989; $48–75k: $13,514; $75–110k: $13,526; over $110k: $18,943. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,241
$30k–$48k$9,989
$48k–$75k$13,514
$75k–$110k$13,526
Over $110k$18,943

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $47,728; the median graduate who borrowed owes $15,458.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,383
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,365
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
43rd percentile among public 4-years
$47,728
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
32nd percentile among public 4-years
$15,458
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$7,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $46,383; 8 yrs after entry: $46,365; 10 yrs after entry: $47,728. Median graduate debt: $15,458. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $15,458.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$46,383
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$46,365
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$47,728
Median graduate debt$15,458

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at North Seattle College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma330not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree204$50,310not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree53not reported$13,404
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree35not reportednot reported
Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree26not reported$19,504
International BusinessBachelor's Degree23not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20not reportednot reported
Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree20not reportednot reported
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree19not reportednot reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma14not reportednot reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma14not reportednot reported
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree11not reportednot reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree11not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree9not reportednot reported
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma9not reportednot reported
Computer ProgrammingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma8not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree8not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree8not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma7not reportednot reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma0not reported$16,798
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma5$53,654$16,867

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

North Seattle College: 3,074 undergraduates; 14% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

3,074

37th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

14%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

4th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

33%

finish within 150% of normal time

24th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

40%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$18,408

8th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k59%
  • $30k–$48k22%
  • $48k–$75k12%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k59%
$30k–$48k22%
$48k–$75k12%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.