Best Western Colleges
There are 514 colleges and universities in the West enrolling 4,285,934 students. Explore the list of top colleges in the West below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in West offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.
The West is home to nationally ranked institutions like Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, Claremont McKenna College and Pomona College. The highest ranked college in the West is Stanford University and the top rated public state college is University of California Berkeley.
List of the Best West Colleges
Olympic College
- Public 4 Year
- Bremerton, WA
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Olympic College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and industrial technology programs. The main campus sits in Bremerton on the Kitsap Peninsula near Puget Sound.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,157
Peninsula College
- Public 4 Year
- Port Angeles, WA
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Peninsula College is a public community college known for associate nursing and transfer degree programs. The Port Angeles campus sits on the Olympic Peninsula near Olympic National Park.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,742
Renton Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Renton, WA
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Renton Technical College is a public technical college known for nursing, automotive technology, and skilled-trades programs. The suburban campus serves students in the Seattle metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,656
South Seattle College
- Public 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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- Sep 13 application deadline
South Seattle College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in aviation technology and culinary arts. The urban campuses include a main West Seattle site and a Georgetown center focused on aviation training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,012
Seattle Central College
- Public 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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- Aug 31 application deadline
Seattle Central is a public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts, nursing, and graphic design. The urban campus sits on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,187
Shoreline Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Shoreline, WA
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Shoreline Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and automotive technology programs. The suburban campus sits just north of Seattle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,535
Skagit Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Mount Vernon, WA
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- Sep 7 application deadline
Skagit Valley College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and horticulture. The Mount Vernon campus sits in agricultural Skagit Valley in northwest Washington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,264
Spokane Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spokane, WA
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- Aug 30 application deadline
Spokane Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, health sciences, and technical trades. The urban campus sits on Spokane's northeast side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,132
Spokane Falls Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Spokane, WA
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- Aug 30 application deadline
Spokane Falls is a community college known for undergraduate fine arts and graphic design. The campus sits on Spokane's west side as a primarily commuter school.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,133
Tacoma Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
Tacoma Community College is a public community college known for nursing, health sciences, and university transfer programs. Most students commute to the urban campus in Tacoma.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,803
Walla Walla Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Walla Walla, WA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
Walla Walla Community College is a community college known for undergraduate viticulture, enology, and agriculture. The campus sits in the Walla Walla Valley wine region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,612
Walla Walla University
- Private 4 Year
- College Place, WA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
Walla Walla University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and engineering. The residential campus is in College Place, a small town next to Walla Walla.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,505
Wenatchee Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Wenatchee, WA
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Wenatchee Valley College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, agriculture, and viticulture. The campus is in the Wenatchee Valley along the Columbia River in central Washington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,103
Yakima Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- Yakima, WA
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- Aug 12 application deadline
Yakima Valley College is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. The campus is in central Washington's agricultural Yakima Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,862
Casper College
- Public 2 Year
- Casper, WY
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- Aug 15 application deadline
Casper College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and energy-industry technical programs. The hillside campus overlooks the city of Casper in central Wyoming.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,376
Central Wyoming College
- Public 2 Year
- Riverton, WY
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Central Wyoming College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and equine studies. The small-town campus is located in Riverton near the Wind River Reservation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,283