32 colleges in Washington with an average net price under $20,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Lower Columbia College at $7,341.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Columbia College Longview, WA |
$7,341$17,443 | 22% | — |
| 2 | Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA |
$9,346$16,477 | 22% | — |
| 3 | Olympic College Bremerton, WA |
$10,370$20,063 | 33% | — |
| 4 | Heritage University Toppenish, WA |
$10,747$30,168 | 57% | — |
| 5 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA |
$11,900$28,325 | 60% | 83% |
| 6 | Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA |
$12,588$24,025 | 34% | — |
| 7 | Washington State University Pullman, WA |
$13,462$27,914 | 63% | 87% |
| 8 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA |
$13,647$24,879 | 43% | 91% |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA |
$13,663$33,524 | 85% | 39% |
| 10 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA |
$13,802$30,109 | 68% | 91% |
| 11 | Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA |
$13,813$23,995 | 32% | — |
| 12 | Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA |
$14,397$24,688 | 38% | — |
| 13 | Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA |
$15,746$27,015 | 46% | — |
| 14 | Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA |
$16,742$28,175 | 36% | — |
| 15 | Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA |
$16,900$27,643 | 35% | — |
| 16 | Centralia College Centralia, WA |
$17,394$27,847 | 40% | — |
| 17 | Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA |
$17,448$27,428 | 29% | — |
| 18 | Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA |
$17,524$27,699 | 39% | — |
| 19 | Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA |
$17,744$27,682 | 41% | — |
| 20 | Highline College Des Moines, WA |
$18,053$27,356 | 38% | — |
| 21 | Bellevue College Bellevue, WA |
$18,271$27,020 | 31% | — |
| 22 | Everett Community College Everett, WA |
$18,421$27,616 | 35% | — |
| 23 | Renton Technical College Renton, WA |
$18,421$28,892 | 39% | — |
| 24 | Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA |
$18,576$28,787 | 45% | — |
| 25 | Clark College Vancouver, WA |
$18,625$27,779 | 36% | — |
| 26 | Green River College Auburn, WA |
$18,821$27,295 | 41% | — |
| 27 | Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA |
$18,835$28,200 | 34% | — |
| 28 | South Seattle College Seattle, WA |
$19,193$29,898 | 33% | — |
| 29 | Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA |
$19,206$28,091 | 30% | — |
| 30 | Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA |
$19,537$28,709 | 32% | — |
| 31 | Cascadia College Bothell, WA |
$19,544$27,741 | 38% | — |
| 32 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA |
$19,963$30,422 | 61% | 93% |