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Cascadia Community College
Established	2000
Type	Community college
President	Dr. William Christopher[1]
Location	Bothell, Washington, USA
Campus	128 acres (0.52 km2)
Mascot	Kody Kodiak
Website	Cascadia CC

Cascadia Community College is an American community college located in Bothell, Washington on a shared campus with the University of Washington, Bothell. Established in 2000, Cascadia was built to serve the cities of Bothell, Woodinville, Kirkland, Kenmore, Duvall, Carnation, Sammamish, Redmond and other smaller communities.

The 128 acre (518,000 m²) campus is situated at 18345 Campus Way, along Beardslee Boulevard, just northwest of the intersection of Interstate 405 and State Route 522.

Cascadia offers two-year associate's degrees, certificate programs and continuing education courses, professional training, and contract programs customized to local businesses. Cascadia gained accreditation in 2006 from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

In a 2007 list of the top U.S. two-year colleges created by Washington Monthly magazine, Cascadia ranked second, behind Atlanta Technical College.^[1][2][3]

Degree Programs

Associate in Integrated Studies (AIS)

Two-year degree that is equivalent to the first two years of a four-year baccalaureate degree designed for transfer to a four-year university.

Associate in Science (AS)

Two-year degree for students intending to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a major in the natural sciences, pre-med, engineering or computer science. Students selecting this degree will choose between two "tracks". Track 1 is for students planning to major in Biological Sciences, Environmental/Earth Sciences, Chemistry or Geology. Track 2 is for students with majors in Computer Science, Atmospheric Science or Physics. Track 2 also offers three specific engineering major-ready pathways, Bio/Chem Engineering, Computer & Electrical Engineering, and other.

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Degree designed to prepare students for careers in Networking Technology, Software Programming Technology, Web Technology or Administrative Office Management.

Associate in Business (AB)

Degree designed as an entry pathway to four-year business degree programs to make possible junior level transfer into business majors of most academic programs at public four-year institutions.

Associate in Pre-Nursing

This degree program is applicable to students planning to prepare for upper division Bachelor of Science, Nursing or other related allied health field.

References

External links

• Cascadia Community College