About LWTC

Lake Washington Technical College

Whether improving basic skills, building on existing professional abilities, or changing careers, students will find Lake Washington Technical College offers affordable professional and technical training for today’s job market.

Lake Washington Technical College is one of Washington state’s thirty-four community and technical two-year institutions of higher education. The college offers career and technical training opportunities to a diverse student body in over 100 degree and certificate options in Information Technology, Business & Service, Health & Fitness, Manufacturing & Transportation Technologies and Arts, Language & Science. Serving over 8,000 students, the college has an annual budget of $24 million and dedicated full-time faculty and staff totaling 200. Enrollment is open to all without discrimination.

The college’s 54-acre main campus is located in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland with 390,094 square feet of high-technology training space. The college serves communities located east of Lake Washington to the Cascade foothills, an area of more than 300 square miles.

A second facility situated near Marymoor Park was created to serve the community’s educational and workforce training needs while enhancing our corporate partnerships. The Redmond campus serves education, business, and industry all under one roof. It is an excellent site for LWTC to bring a college to the people of Redmond. The campus will also enhance our corporate partnership by providing a place for businesses to conduct meetings, seminars and events.

Students at Lake Washington Technical College learn what it takes to excel in their career. The college places a premium on students learning quickly while mastering the skills of their chosen discipline. Skills application by working in realistic job settings is an integral dimension of education at the college. Class-rooms, laboratories and equipment are as contemporary as possible. In many cases students learn in the same settings and with the same equipment as they will find on the job.

Our Community

The college directly serves the communities of Kirkland, Redmond, Bellevue, Kenmore, Mercer Island, Bothell, Woodinville, Carnation, Duvall, North Bend, Fall City, Sammamish, Issaquah, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Clyde Hill and Medina. Lake Washington Technical College serves students from outside our service area as well as international students from around the world.

Lake Washington Technical College's main campus is located in the city of Kirkland, off Interstate 405, in northern King County, and is ten miles east of Seattle, west of Redmond and just north of Bellevue. Located on the eastern shore of Lake Washington, Kirkland has built a sophisticated, urban lifestyle around the water-front. More than two miles of waterfront and nearly a quarter of the city’s total 10.5 square-mile area is public parks and moorage. Opportunities for outdoor recreation abound. The surrounding area offers a wealth of diverse arts, entertainment, and cultural attractions.

Kirkland is Washington state’s eighteenth most populated city. To the east are the foothills of the Cas-cade Mountains, to the west, Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula. Portland, Oregon is three hours south. Vancouver, British Columbia is two hours north. The city is close to the major employment centers of Seattle, Bellevue, and employers Boeing, PACCAR, and Microsoft. Kirkland’s strong local economy is characterized by a healthy mix of small business, corporate headquarters, light industrial and manufac-turing, and a growing base of high-tech, biotech and home-based businesses.