We Guarantee Our Graduates

Lake Washington Technical College guarantees that its graduates will have the job skills necessary for entry-level employment in the technical field for which they are trained. 

If an employer judges a graduate as lacking in skills identified as program competencies, up to fifteen tuition-free credit hours of additional training will be provided. The guarantee will apply to students earn-ing an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, a Certificate of Proficiency or a Certificate of Completion awarded in December of 1999 or thereafter. Conditions which apply to this guarantee are as follows:

1. The graduate must have earned the Associate of Applied Science degree, the Certificate of Profi-ciency or Certificate of Completion from Lake Washington Technical College beginning December, 1999 or thereafter and must have completed the graduation requirements within a five-year span.
   
   
2. Within 12 months of graduation, the graduate must be employed full-time in an area directly related to the area of program concentration.
   
   
3. The employer must certify in writing that the employee is lacking entry-level skills identified by the college as the exit-level program competencies and must specify the areas of deficiency within 90 days of the graduate’s initial employment.
   
   
4. The employer, graduate, dean, counselor and appropriate faculty member will develop a written educational plan for retraining. Retraining will be limited to 15 credit hours related to the identified skill defi-ciency and to those classes regularly scheduled during the period covered by the retraining plan.
   
   
5. All retraining must be completed within a calendar year from the time the educational plan is agreed upon.
   
   
6. The graduate and/or employer is responsible for the cost of books, insurance, uniforms, fees and other course-related expenses.
   
   
7. The guarantee does not imply that the graduate will pass any licensing or qualifying examination for a particular career.
   
   
8. The student’s sole option through Lake Washington Technical College to remedy skill deficiencies shall be limited to 15 credit hours of tuition-free coursework under conditions described above.
   
   
9. Activation of the graduate guarantee program may be initiated by the graduate through contact with the registrar within 90 days of the graduate’s initial employment.