Spokane Community College

Established in 1963, Spokane Community College is part of Community Colleges of Spokane.

It is a comprehensive educational institution, offering liberal arts-transfer degrees and a wide array of career-technical degree and certificate options in the fields of manufacturing, transportation, environmental sciences, hospitality, public safety, business, information technology, hospitality and culinary arts. SCC's health sciences division is the largest among community and technical colleges in Washington state.

Located in east Spokane, the campus includes 23 administrative, academic and support buildings located on 148 acres (0.60 km²) next to the Spokane River midway between the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley. An additional 10 acres (40,000 m²) is used for off-campus facilities, including an Apprenticeship and Journeyman Training Center and Felts Field aviation hangar. In 2012-13, the community colleges' Institute for Extended Learning merged with SCC, expanding its program offerings to include adult basic education, e.g., GED, ESL, High School Completion; Career Transitions; ACT 2 (continuing education for adult 50 and older; parent education and co-operative pre-schools; and rural education centers in Colville, Inchelium, Ione, Newport and Republic, Wash.

Students of all ages and ethnic origin choose SCC. Some are attracted by the college's career-technical programs, where they can learn specific skills that can be taken into the workplace following graduation. Others already work full-time, but attend school part-time to obtain more skills and knowledge for on-the-job advancement. Other SCC students enroll in liberal arts programs so they can transfer to four-year institutions.

SCC is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

President: Scott Morgan

Headcount (2013–14): 18,428

Athletics

SFCC partners with Spokane Community College as the Community Colleges of Spokane, using the team name the Sasquatch. They compete in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges. The official colors are blue and gold.

Sports offered:

Men's: basketball, baseball, soccer.
Women's: volleyball, basketball, soccer, softball.
Both: golf, track and field athletics (indoor and outdoor), cross country, tennis

External links

SCC Main page

Community and Technical Colleges in Washington State

Community Colleges	Bellevue College Big Bend Community College Cascadia College Centralia College Clark College Columbia Basin College Edmonds Community College Everett Community College Grays Harbor College Green River Community College Highline College Lower Columbia College North Seattle College Olympic College Peninsula College Pierce College Seattle Central College Shoreline Community College Skagit Valley College South Puget Sound Community College South Seattle College Spokane Community College Spokane Falls Community College Tacoma Community College Walla Walla Community College Wenatchee Valley College Whatcom Community College Yakima Valley Community College

Technical Colleges	Bates Technical College Bellingham Technical College Clover Park Technical College Lake Washington Institute of Technology Renton Technical College

Additional Institutes	Institute for Extended Learning Seattle Vocational Institute

Coordinates: 47°40′30″N 117°21′37″W / 47.67500°N 117.36028°W / 47.67500; -117.36028

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