Public · Community college

Cascadia College

Bothell, Washington · Large suburb

#5 for grad earnings in Washington

27%
Transfer rate: $12,281
Avg net price: 32%
Grad / completion: $54,133
Median earnings

Cascadia College is a public associate-granting institution in Bothell, Washington (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,032 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,032 undergradsLarge suburbNear the coast

About Bothell, Washington

Bothell is a city in King and Snohomish counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The Sammamish had a major winter village, ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis, at the mouth of the Sammamish River, between what is now Bothell and Kenmore. Although the Sammamish resisted removal efforts by settlers, they were eventually removed to Fort Kitsap following the 1855–1856 Puget Sound War. The Bothell area is home to a Sikh gurdwara, a regional mosque, and the first consecrated Hindu temple in the Pacific Northwest, which opened in 2014. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 13 miles to Seattle, WA
To the ocean: 9 miles
Nearest airport: 11 miles to Seattle Paine Field (PAE)

How Cascadia College compares

#77 · Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates #21 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings

Graduation rate32%

Higher than 15% · #45 of 58 in Washington

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,133

Higher than 93% · #5 of 51 in Washington

Average net price$12,281

Cheaper than 61% · #36 cheapest of 58 in Washington

Median debt at graduation$6,368

Lower than 87%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment1,032

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Cascadia College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Washington.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women51850%
Men51450%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White35%
Black2.6%
Hispanic16%
Asian13%
Other or multiracial33%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,032
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 9%
First-generation students: 38%
Students over 25: 11%
Median family income: $24,826
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $100,152
Endowment: $2,304,719

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 243 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Washington99%
Other U.S. states1.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Cascadia College draws overwhelmingly from Washington.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,157
Out-of-state tuition: $11,296
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $528
Total cost of attendance: $21,077
Average net price: $12,281

Outcomes

Graduated: 32%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $44,620
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $54,133
Median debt at graduation: $6,368
Students with federal loans: 2%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 44%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

32%

First-generation

17%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 2
Property offenses (2022–2024): 11

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.3reported offenses a year

0.7 violent a year3.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

2.0

Arson

1.0

Robbery

0.7

Motor vehicle theft

0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$10,480

$30–48k

$8,673

$48–75k

$13,320

$75–110k

$17,128

$110k+

$21,077

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,561

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,561. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 206 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $54,133
Typical debt at graduation: $6,368
Debt vs. one year's pay: 12%
Out-earn a HS grad: 62%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$49,666

Men

$60,876

Men out-earn women by $11,210 (23%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 77°F
Winter low: 37°F
Annual rain: 37.8″
Annual snow: 3.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Seattle Sand PT Wsfo, WA US station (5.9 mi from campus).

What Cascadia College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

249 grads$27k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$7k debt

249$27,352$48,778$7,000 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

41 grads— 1 yr$74k 5 yr— debt

41—$73,728—Computer ProgrammingCert.

40 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

40———Physical Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

31 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

31———Biology, GeneralAssoc.

28 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

28———Natural Resources Conservation and Research

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Computer Programming

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Mechanical EngineeringAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCert.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Computer ProgrammingAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.