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Shoreline Community College was awarded 15 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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College Factual ranked Shoreline Community College as #1,061 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Shoreline Community College held the #1,154 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 50 colleges in Washington, Shoreline Community College is ranked at #23.
Since Shoreline Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Shoreline Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Shoreline Community College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Shoreline Community College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,382 undergraduates at Shoreline Community College with 2,544 being full-time and 2,838 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,769 | $8,628 | $9,313 | $11,622 | $14,933 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Shoreline Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Shoreline Community College, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $5,254 a year. That adds up to $21,016 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Shoreline Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133-5696 |
| Phone: | 206-546-4101 |
| Website: | www.shoreline.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 413 | NA |
| Nursing | 106 | NA |
| Accounting | 76 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 69 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 66 | NA |
| Music | 65 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 61 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 48 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 47 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 36 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,828 students took at least one online class at Shoreline Community College. This is an increase from the 2,281 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,828 | 2,077 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,281 | 865 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,735 | 1,153 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,327 | 1,193 |
Learn more about online learning at Shoreline Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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