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Washington Colleges By Net Cost

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Washington Colleges Ranked By Net Cost

As you research colleges in Washington, don't forget to take net cost into consideration. While financial aid is of great help to afford college education, it doesn't cover everything in most cases. By definition, net cost is the monetary amount a student is expected to pay out-of-pocket after financial aid has been deducted. By knowing the net costs associated with your top school choices, you'll be able to better budget for other necessary expenses. To help ease your college search, we have put together a list of Washington's colleges with their respective net costs below.

Rank	School Name	City	State	Net Cost	School Level	Retention Rate	Distance Learning
1	Cascadia College	Bothell	WA	$9,544	2 year	62.55%	Yes
2	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	Tacoma	WA	$9,410	4 year	71.43%	Yes
3	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	Bothell	WA	$9,209	4 year	83.03%	Yes
4	Skagit Valley College	Mount Vernon	WA	$9,151	4 year	59.95%	Yes
5	Green River Community College	Auburn	WA	$8,978	4 year	61.96%	Yes
6	Edmonds Community College	Lynnwood	WA	$7,981	2 year	61.71%	Yes
7	Highline College	Des Moines	WA	$7,508	4 year	63.03%	Yes
8	Bellevue College	Bellevue	WA	$7,425	4 year	N/A	Yes
9	Whatcom Community College	Bellingham	WA	$7,409	2 year	64.01%	Yes
10	Clark College	Vancouver	WA	$7,379	2 year	63.86%	Yes
11	South Puget Sound Community College	Olympia	WA	$7,348	2 year	59.35%	Yes
12	Columbia Basin College	Pasco	WA	$7,207	4 year	N/A	Yes
13	Northwest Indian College	Bellingham	WA	$7,144	4 year	55.17%	Yes
14	Everett Community College	Everett	WA	$6,975	2 year	66.6%	Yes
15	Lower Columbia College	Longview	WA	$6,873	2 year	62.34%	Yes
16	Shoreline Community College	Shoreline	WA	$6,766	2 year	67.74%	Yes
17	South Seattle College	Seattle	WA	$6,698	4 year	N/A	Yes
18	Wenatchee Valley College	Wenatchee	WA	$6,673	2 year	62.69%	Yes
19	Big Bend Community College	Moses Lake	WA	$6,657	2 year	63.67%	Yes
20	Walla Walla Community College	Walla Walla	WA	$6,644	2 year	63.44%	Yes
21	Grays Harbor College	Aberdeen	WA	$6,637	2 year	52.85%	Yes
22	Pierce College-Puyallup	Puyallup	WA	$6,461	2 year	50.99%	No
23	Yakima Valley Community College	Yakima	WA	$6,351	4 year	59.62%	Yes
24	Centralia College	Centralia	WA	$6,181	4 year	N/A	Yes
25	Spokane Falls Community College	Spokane	WA	$6,145	2 year	58.04%	Yes

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