Cascadia Community College's Profile

Cascadia is the newest community college in the state of Washington. It is a npublic institution offering two-year degrees, certificate programs and a broad range of Community Education courses, professional training, and business-specific customized contract programs. Cascadia Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

Cascadia is located on a 128-acre campus along Beardslee Boulevard in Bothell, just northwest of the intersection of I-405 and SR-522. Cascadia and the University of Washington, Bothell are co-located on the same campus.

Of the campus' 128 acres of land, 58 acres are currently being restored to high-functioning wetlands, similar to those found on the site 200-300 years ago. It is described as the largest wetlands restoration project ever accomplished in the state of Washington. More than 400,000 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants representing more than 20 plant communities have been hand-planted throughout the wetlands area. In addition, approximately 3,200 feet of North Creek were rerouted to its original path through the wetlands floodplain. A trail borders the wetlands and is accessible to the public.

Cacadia's degrees include an Associate Degree in Integrated Studies (AIS), an Associate in Science (AS) and an Associate in Applied Science (AAS). The AIS is a good match for students looking to pursue a variety of liberal arts majors after transferring to a university.

The AS is ideal for students planning to pursue majors in the natural sciences, pre-med, engineering or computer science. The Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS) is available with an emphasis in Network Technology, Software Programming Technology or Web Technology. Professional Technical certificate programs are offered in Network Specialist, Technical Support Specialist, Web Specialist, Software Testing Specialist, Computer Applications Specialist and Web Design Specialist.

Cascadia's service district, which is legislatively assigned, includes the cities of Bothell, Woodinville, Kirkland, Kenmore, Duvall, Carnation, Sammamish, Redmond and many smaller communities.

Cascadia offers non-credit, professional/technical classes as well as lifelong learning classes in a wide variety of subjects, including art, business, computers, dance and music, health and wellness, home ad garden, crafts, professional development, writing, personal growth and industry specific certificates

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