Shoreline Community College (SCC) Introduction and Academics

Introduction

North of Seattle, Washington, a small community school district recognized a dire need for additional post-secondary education options for its graduating high school seniors. The Shoreline school district superintendent, Dr. Ray Howard, suggested the idea for a community college in Shoreline to the community government in 1959. The community agreed, and Shoreline Community College was formed.

Initially, the funds for construction of a college campus were not readily available and students enrolled in the college took night classes at Shoreline High School. Soon, though, a campus was built and initial class of nearly nine hundred students represented the first graduating class of Shoreline Community College.

The campus of Shoreline Community College is unique in that its architecture reflects the Japanese heritage of many of the immigrants who live in the surrounding Washington area. Artificial rock gardens were created to further develop the aesthetic Japanese imagery evoked by the Shoreline Community College campus.

Information Summary

Ranks 31st in Washington and 2808th overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about)	53.6
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$4,743
Admission Success rate	N/A
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty	23 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time)	62% / 45%
Enrollment Total (all students)	5,949

Academics

The forty-year-old Shoreline Community College offers a limited academic program structure to the students who attend the school. Operating mostly as a technical college, Shoreline Community College only offers seven different transfer associate

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Unique Programs

Shoreline Community College also offers a unique arrangement with all Washington State post-secondary schools. Students who intend to transfer to Washington State University or one of its affiliate schools can enroll in the direct transfer program at Shoreline Community College. This program offers courses that are guaranteed to transfer to a Washington State school.

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Admissions

Students are encouraged to apply to Shoreline Community College online using the template on the school

Students

The students at Shoreline Community College are actively involved in a wide variety of clubs and student organizations. Some of these clubs are academic in nature and participation is strongly encouraged in clubs associated with specific majors or career certification programs. For example, participation in the Dental Hygiene Club is compulsory for all students seeking a career certificate in Dental Hygiene. In this club, students will visit local dentists and volunteer in community dental hygiene events around the state of Washington. Many academic clubs provide unique and important experiences that can help a student in his or her career search.

Other campus clubs are purely social or recreational in nature. Some clubs exist to raise awareness for events and social situations for which Shoreline Community College students have a passion. Other clubs provide students with unique opportunities to explore the natural beauty offered by the state of Washington. Students can also get involved with performance arts clubs like the Jazz Improv Club, athletic clubs like the Fencing Club, or entertainment clubs like the Video Gaming Club.

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Local Community

Shoreline, Washington is a medium-sized city located at the Southwest corner of the Puget Sound in the state of Washington. Students who attend Shoreline Community College will be impressed by the stunning vistas and wide array of outdoor recreational activities offered by the unique location of this college.

Shoreline is also very near Seattle, Washington. Seattle offers a wide variety of cultural and entertainment options for students to experience during their time at Shoreline Community College. From the outdoor fish, fruit and produce market in downtown Seattle to the many shopping centers, dining establishments, live concert venues, pubs, theaters and city parks, Seattle seems to have something for everyone.

Many students take camping trips on the weekend to experience the natural beauty of Washington and even Canada. Students who attend Shoreline Community College can receive survival education before trekking into the wilderness and are provided with information about navigation and wild animals.

Bibliography

Samson, Karl. Frommer’s Washington State. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008. Print.

Shoreline Community College. 2011. Web. 21 May 2011. <http://www.shoreline.edu>.

Shoreline Visual Arts. 2011. Web. 21 May 2011. <http://www.shoreline-visualarts.com>.

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