Colleges for Veterans in Washington

18,828 students are using VA education benefits at 110 schools in Washington. Of those schools, 37 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 39 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 4 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
University of Washington Seattle Campus	Seattle	Public	1,499
Washington State University Pullman Yellow Ribbon	Pullman	Public	1,390
Olympic College	Bremerton	Public	931
Tacoma Community College	Tacoma	Public	801
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	Tacoma	Public	797
Pierce College Ft Steilacoom Yellow Ribbon	Lakewood	Public	778
Eastern Washington University	Cheney	Public	731
Western Washington University Yellow Ribbon	Bellingham	Public	695
Central Washington University	Ellensburg	Public	660
Clover Park Technical College	Lakewood	Public	604
Pierce College Puyallup Yellow Ribbon	Puyallup	Public	602
Saint Martins University Yellow Ribbon	Lacey	Private nonprofit	458
Spokane Community College	Spokane	Public	418
Clark College	Vancouver	Public	386
Bellevue College	Bellevue	Public	377
Green River College	Auburn	Public	371
Skagit Valley College	Mount Vernon	Public	306
The Evergreen State College	Olympia	Public	302
City University of Seattle Yellow Ribbon	Seattle	Private nonprofit	280
Gonzaga University Yellow Ribbon	Spokane	Private nonprofit	274
Seattle University Yellow Ribbon	Seattle	Private nonprofit	271
Pacific Lutheran University Yellow Ribbon	Tacoma	Private nonprofit	265
Spokane Falls Community College	Spokane	Public	258
University of Washington Bothell Campus	Bothell	Public	235
Everett Community College	Everett	Public	226
Seattle Central College	Seattle	Public	225
The CDL School of Washington LLC dba Troops Into Transportation	JBLM	For-profit	225
Washington State University Vancouver Yellow Ribbon	Vancouver	Public	219
Columbia Basin College Yellow Ribbon	Pasco	Public	201
Divers Institute of Technology Flagged	Seattle	For-profit	188
Highline College	Des Moines	Public	166
North Seattle College	Seattle	Public	153
Edmonds College	Lynnwood	Public	145
Centralia College	Centralia	Public	132
Whatcom Community College	Bellingham	Public	130
Lake Washington Institute of Technology	Kirkland	Public	129
Bellingham Technical College	Bellingham	Public	115
Columbia College Marysville Yellow Ribbon	Marysville	Private nonprofit	113
Whitworth University Yellow Ribbon	Spokane	Private nonprofit	111
Seattle Pacific University Yellow Ribbon	Seattle	Private nonprofit	107
Charter College Vancouver Yellow Ribbon	Vancouver	For-profit	105
Lower Columbia College	Longview	Public	105
South Seattle College	Seattle	Public	102
Digipen Institute of Technology Yellow Ribbon	Redmond	For-profit	89
Renton Technical College	Renton	Public	89
Northwest University Yellow Ribbon	Kirkland	Private nonprofit	87
Walla Walla Community College Yellow Ribbon	Walla Walla	Public	87
Airstreams Renewables INC-Joint Base Lewis-McChord	Fort Lewis	For-profit	86
University of Puget Sound Yellow Ribbon	Tacoma	Private nonprofit	84
Washington State University Tri Cities Yellow Ribbon	Richland	Public	82
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide-Seattle Yellow Ribbon	Renton	Private nonprofit	80
Peninsula College	Port Angeles	Public	79
Commercial Driver School-Olympia	Olympia	For-profit	75
Yakima Valley College	Yakima	Public	72
American Alpine Institute	Bellingham	For-profit	65
Perry Technical Institute	Yakima	Private nonprofit	62
South Puget Sound Community College	Olympia	Public	61
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle	Seattle	For-profit	59
Seattle University School of Law Yellow Ribbon	Seattle	Private nonprofit	56
Wenatchee Valley College Flagged	Wenatchee	Public	56
Heavy Equipment Colleges of America-Washington	Lakewood	For-profit	55
Pima Medical Institute-Renton	Renton	For-profit	53
Cascadia College	Bothell	Public	48
University of Maryland Global Campus Joint Base Lewis McChord Yellow Ribbon	Joint Base Lewis-McChord	Public	39
Walla Walla University Yellow Ribbon	College Place	Private nonprofit	39
Big Bend Community College	Moses Lake	Public	37
Olympia Barber School	Olympia	For-profit	37
Grays Harbor College	Aberdeen	Public	35
Antioch University Seattle Yellow Ribbon	Seattle	Private nonprofit	32
Columbia College Whidbey Island Yellow Ribbon	Oak Harbor	Private nonprofit	32
Bastyr University Yellow Ribbon	Kenmore	Private nonprofit	31
Faith International University	Tacoma	Private nonprofit	30
Skagit City Trucking School LLC	Mount Vernon	For-profit	27
Seattle Film Institute Yellow Ribbon	Seattle	For-profit	25
Carrington College Spokane Valley Yellow Ribbon	Spokane Valley	For-profit	21
Northwest College of Art & Design	Tacoma	For-profit	21
Safety in Motion Flight Center	Puyallup	Flight school	21
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide-Tacoma Yellow Ribbon	Joint Base Lewis-McChord	Private nonprofit	20
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane	Spokane Valley	For-profit	20
Whitman College Yellow Ribbon	Walla Walla	Private nonprofit	20
Aveda Arts and Sciences Institute	Seattle	For-profit	19
Drive 509 Trucking School	Spokane	For-profit	19
Washington State University-North Puget Sound Everett	Everett	Public	19
Alexandar School of Natural Therapeutics	Tacoma	For-profit	18
Vincennes University-Bremerton	Bremerton	Public	18
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building	Port Hadlock	Private nonprofit	17
Anvil Welding Instruction	Spokane	For-profit	16
Northwest HVAC-R Association & Training Center	Spokane	Private nonprofit	14
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yellow Ribbon	Yakima	Private nonprofit	14
Northeastern University-Seattle Yellow Ribbon	Seattle	Private nonprofit	13
Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy & Massage	Tumwater	For-profit	12
Summit Salon Academy	Tacoma	For-profit	12
T Enterprises INC-Truck Driving School	Pasco	For-profit	12
Mitags-Pmi	Seattle	Private nonprofit	11
Port Townsend School of Woodworking	Port Townsend	For-profit	11
Heritage University Yellow Ribbon	Toppenish	Private nonprofit	9
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Seattle	Private nonprofit	9
Academy of Interactive Entertainment	Seattle	Private nonprofit	8
Northwest Indian College Flagged	Bellingham	Public	8
Paul Mitchell the School Federal Way	Federal Way	For-profit	8
Paul Mitchell the School Richland	Richland	For-profit	8
Moody Bible Institute Spokane Yellow Ribbon	Spokane	Private nonprofit	7
Washington Laser Institute	Federal Way	For-profit	7
Wilderness Awareness School	Duvall	Private nonprofit	7
Avian Flight Center	Bremerton	Flight school	6
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide-Spokane Yellow Ribbon	Fairchild AFB	Private nonprofit	6
Providence Health Training	Spokane	For-profit	6
Washington Trucking School	Olympia	For-profit	6
Pavco Flight Center	Gig Harbor	Flight school	5
Spectrum Center School of Massage	Lake Stevens	For-profit	5

Sorted by how many students use VA benefits there. Schools with fewer than 50 are listed without a page of their own — look them up in VA’s comparison tool.

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Work out what your benefit covers here with the calculator, and see what to do about the gap.

Studying toward a job rather than a credential? Employers who actively want military experience post on HireAVeteran.org, and many of them pay tuition.

If you’re staying in Washington

Check whether the public universities here charge you the resident rate. Most are required to, regardless of how long ago you separated, and at a public school that is usually the largest single saving available to you — larger than most scholarships.

Then ask each school what it will award for your military training, in writing, before you enroll. The answer varies by a full year between schools.

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