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Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·shoreline.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
Total enrollment
4,477
peer median 5,013
Avg net price
$10,116
+$2.5k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
29%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
16%
Non-Pell
36%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 61 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
61
Passing
3
4.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

61programs
  • Passing3 · 4.9%
  • No Data58 · 95.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
58

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.2%
$47,363 vs $39,073
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+163.8%
$103,082 vs $39,073
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+172.0%
$106,288 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$20,000 debt · $106,288 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$17,776 debt · $103,082 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$6,500 debt · $47,363 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1966Next review Oct 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 15

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Jul 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  4. Feb 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  5. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,661
$30–48k$8,042
$48–75k$12,972
$75–110k$13,853
$110k+$18,258

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,116
+$2,548vs Community College median $7,568
Federal loans
4.4%
In-state tuition
$4,388
Out-of-state
$7,430

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 871 students received $3.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
871
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.7M
$3,734,000 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
354 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$496K
155 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$832K
190 loan awards
Parent PLUS$148K
9 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 500 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (4.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.6%
+2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
500
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.1%
2017
11.8%
2018
13.2%
2019
4.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Shoreline Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

696 total completions
01Liberal Arts
34950.1%
02Health Professions
15922.8%
03Business
7110.2%
04Visual/Performing Arts
314.5%
05Computer Sciences
253.6%
06Physical Sciences
223.2%
07Mechanic
172.4%
08Comm. Technologies
111.6%
09Engineering Tech
71.0%
10Science Technologies
40.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,477
12-mo unduplicated
6,932
Undergraduate
6,932
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%2,818
Women
59%4,114

Race / ethnicity composition

White
33.5%
Non-resident
13.7%
Asian
13.3%
Hispanic
12.9%
Unknown
10.4%
Black
8.0%
Two or more
7.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
117
66 M · 51 W
Women athletes
43.6%
Athletic aid
$63K
Total student aid
Budget
$581K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$31K
$31K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
18 M · 15 W
$87K
Baseball
33 M ·
$62K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$86K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$40K
Softball
· 11 W
$52K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.58
7 offenses · 4,418 students

3-year trend

2.792 yrs ago2.061 yr ago1.58Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
6
Fondling
1

By location

7total
  • On campus5
  • Public property2

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs06
Liquor09

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
120

Shoreline Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Shoreline Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectShoreline Community College
29%4,477$10,116Community College
Everett Community College
6,698$10,627Community College
Mendocino College
4,225$7,500Community College
Taft College
4,464$2,699Community College
Cerro Coso Community College
5,549$6,078Community College
Leeward Community College
6,471$7,636Community College
Peer group median29%5,013$7,568

Frequently asked questions about Shoreline Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Shoreline Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Shoreline Community College?

Shoreline Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Shoreline Community College?

Shoreline Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,477 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Shoreline Community College?

The average net price at Shoreline Community College is $10,116 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Shoreline Community College located?

Shoreline Community College is located in Shoreline, Washington 98133-5696.

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