Most Affordable Colleges in Washington
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Indian College Bellingham · public | $3,136 | 27.9% | $35,447 | — |
| 2 | Grays Harbor College Aberdeen · public | $4,783 | 42.9% | $40,865 | — |
| 3 | Spokane Community College Spokane · public | $5,473 | 36.6% | $41,984 | — |
| 4 | Bellingham Technical College Bellingham · public | $5,997 | 51.6% | $49,748 | — |
| 5 | South Seattle College Seattle · public | $6,004 | 23.9% | $44,486 | — |
| 6 | Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon · public | $6,064 | 41.5% | $43,505 | — |
| 7 | Bates Technical College Tacoma · community | $6,292 | 39.8% | $50,051 | — |
| 8 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland · community | $6,817 | 51.5% | $50,669 | — |
| 9 | Olympic College Bremerton · public | $7,172 | 44.1% | $43,169 | — |
| 10 | Spokane Falls Community College Spokane · public | $7,409 | 35.4% | $38,955 | — |
| 11 | Lower Columbia College Longview · community | $7,630 | 43.5% | $40,691 | — |
| 12 | Renton Technical College Renton · public | $8,296 | 37.7% | $49,782 | — |
| 13 | Columbia Basin College Pasco · community | $8,317 | 42.8% | $46,680 | — |
| 14 | Tacoma Community College Tacoma · public | $8,376 | 36.6% | $47,168 | — |
| 15 | Shoreline Community College Shoreline · community | $8,585 | 46.2% | $52,009 | — |
| 16 | Seattle Central College Seattle · public | $8,819 | 40.1% | $43,307 | — |
| 17 | South Puget Sound Community College Olympia · community | $9,132 | 44.8% | $45,039 | — |
| 18 | Peninsula College Port Angeles · public | $9,246 | 49.2% | $37,078 | — |
| 19 | Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla · public | $9,406 | 49.0% | $43,526 | — |
| 20 | Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee · public | $9,722 | 49.4% | $41,127 | — |
| 21 | Centralia College Centralia · community | $9,862 | 46.4% | $43,140 | — |
| 22 | Clover Park Technical College Lakewood · public | $9,864 | 51.7% | $41,787 | — |
| 23 | Highline College Des Moines · public | $9,879 | 39.0% | $47,869 | — |
| 24 | Pacific Northwest Christian College Kennewick · private | $10,041 | 56.5% | — | — |
| 25 | Pierce College District Lakewood · public | $10,222 | 41.8% | $47,532 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.