North Seattle Community College

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North Seattle Community College
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Information
President Ronald H. LaFayette, EdD
Students 17,994/year avg.
Faculty 300
Type Community college
Athletics Intercollegiate Basketball
Established 1970
Homepage http://northseattle.edu

North Seattle Community College (NSCC) is a two-year public college. It is one of the three colleges comprising the Seattle Community College District, and one of the 32 member colleges of the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system.

NSCC, founded in 1970, is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and offers more than 40 career training, continuing education, and college preparation programs.

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[edit] Location

The main campus, occupying 62 acres (including 11 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands), is located in the quiet residential Licton Springs–North College Park neighborhood of the Northgate informal district[1], five miles north of the Seattle city center. The college is easily accessed from Interstate 5, and several King County Metro bus routes.

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NSCC programs include college prep and transfer, cross-disciplinary, continuing and senior adult education;[2] business, early childhood education, electronics and engineering, information technology, health and medical, nanotechnology, and real estate professions. NSCC is also home to the Watch Technology Institute: the only two-year program in the art of Swiss watchmaking and repair in the Western U.S.[3]

[edit] Miscellaneous

The Polaris is the student newspaper of NSCC. It is published biweekly during Fall through Spring quarters.[4]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ (1) "North College Park". Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas (n.d., map .jpg c. 2002-06-17). Retrieved on 2006-04-21.
    "NN-1030S", "NN-1040S".jpg dated 17 June 2002.
    (2) "Northgate". Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas (n.d., map .jpg 2002-06-17). Retrieved on 2006-04-21.
    (3) "About the Seattle City Clerk's On-line Information Services". Information Services. Seattle City Clerk's Office (Revised 2006-04-30). Retrieved on 2006-05-21.
    See heading, "Note about limitations of these data".
  2. ^ "The College At-a-Glance". "About NSCC". North Seattle Community College (n.d.). Retrieved on 2006-04-21.
  3. ^ "Professional/Technical Programs". "NSCC Home > Programs of Study > Professional/Technical Programs". North Seattle Community College (n.d.). Retrieved on 2006-04-21.
  4. ^ "Polaris newspaper". NSCC Home > Services & Resources. North Seattle Community College (n.d.). Retrieved on 2006-04-21.

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