Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Field Guide 2023

As the only public institute of technology in Washington state, Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) provides students with the latest, in-demand skills relevant to today’s workplace. LWTech offers 11 applied bachelor’s degrees, more than 41 associate degrees and 83 professional certificates in 41 areas of study, including STEM-focused programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Grounded in equity and the need for resilience, LWTech’s values give us the tools to implement our mission and vision. Working to create an inclusive, innovative, collaborative and respectful community, LWTech helps people of every age, and background, achieve their educational and career goals.

Key Facts

Highest Enrolled Programs

Nursing
Health Sciences
Digital Gaming and Interactive Media
Early Childhood Education
Computing and Software Development

Enrollment

Headcount (all sources): 5,052
FTES (all sources): 2,743
Headcount (state-funded): 4,654
FTES (state-funded): 2,341

Students in Selected Programs

Bachelor's: 339
Apprentices: 162
I-BEST: 296
International: 165
Running Start: 197
Worker Retraining: 322

Student Profile

Type of Student

Academic/transfer: 26%
Basic skills: 11%
Workforce education: 50%
Other: 13%

Race/Ethnicity*

Students of color: 50%

American Indian/Alaska Native: 2%
Asian: 20%
Black/African American: 8%
Hispanic/Latino: 19%
Pacific Islander: 1%
White: 61%

Attendance

Full-time: 55%
Part-time: 45%

Family and Finances

Students receiving need-based financial aid: 22%
Students with dependents: 38%

Gender

Female: 61%
Male: 39%

Median age

Points of Interest

Job creation and industry partnerships

Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) provides students with the latest, in-demand skills relevant to today’s workplace. We offer 11 applied bachelor’s degrees, more than 41 associate degrees and 83 professional certificates in 41 areas of study, including STEM-focused programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. As a workforce college, LWTech partners with industry, creating an integral collaboration that leads to successful programs and high student completion rates. This direct connection to industry ensures our curriculum is in-line with current industry demand.

LWTech’s credits transfer

LWTech has articulation agreements with many colleges and universities so all degrees, even those designed for direct employment, have at least one transfer option to another college. Students can also stay at LWTech in one of our applied bachelor’s degrees.

Student support

LWTech is committed to the student experience, and is participating in all student-support priorities funded by the Legislature. This includes supporting students experiencing homelessness (SSEH), student emergency assistance grants (SEAG) and mental health counseling. LWTech is one of the four pilot colleges for the latter effort, which allowed the college to hire a full-time mental health counselor, improve emergency response to students in crisis, and collect vital information about the student experience using the national Healthy Minds Survey.

Data is from the 2021-22 academic year. Reflects headcount unless otherwise noted.

*Students of color percent based on unduplicated headcount. Students may be counted in more than one race, so race/ethnicity percentages may not total 100%. Percentages calculated on reported value.