As an enhancement to international education courses, foreign study and travel is offered to locations worldwide. Past programs have provided formal study in Argentina, Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. Programs are led by faculty experts on specific countries and cultures and provide academic credit for formal study and field work across many disciplines, including anthropology, art, environmental science, ecology, English, foreign languages, geology, geography, humanities, history, political science and social science. These programs offer unparalleled opportunity to increase understanding of cultures and conditions of other nations, particularly in the context of contemporary world affairs. Contact the college for more information.
Tuition is paid by the state through the sending public school.
Students are responsible for consulting their high school counselor and the college Running Start counselor for placement testing, applying to Running Start and to the college, purchasing books, paying lab fees, and providing their own transportation. Online Virtual Running Start courses allows students to take college courses from home, school library or workplace. The Tech Prep program is designed for students interested in technical education for occupations in demand in the local economy. High school students may enter the program as early as the ninth grade, taking occupational skill courses and applied academics courses that lead to completion of specific technical programs in the Seattle Community Colleges. Students taking a sequenced series of Tech Prep courses in high school continue on to the college program of their choice without loss of credit or duplication of courses.