What We Offer

Community Education offers many courses that promote personal and/or career growth. These non-credit classes are offered at various dates, times and locations throughout Northeast King and Southeast Snohomish counties. Topics include art, computer applications, crafts, dance, food, health, home, garden, language, music and writing. 

Computers/Information Technology
Cascadia offers computer classes for the beginners, intermediate and advanced computer users. Learn Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop and Outlook. 

Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning classes provide fun opportunities to learn new cooking techniques, refine dance steps, develop a flair for crafts, and much more. These classes are offered at Cascadia’s campus in Bothell, as well as locations throughout the community. Offered in the evening, weekends and daytime, Lifelong Learning classes provide the perfect opportunity to become a student again, without the pressure of exams. These classes can enrich someone’s life by adding fun, creativity and interaction with neighbors. Cascadia partners with the area school districts and other local educational and service organizations to enhance the Community Education opportunities available to the community.

Web Design
Courses in HTML, Web Design using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash are also available for those looking to build or modify websites.  All computer classes are instructor led, hands-on and include materials.  Recently, online classes were also added for students who are interested in self paced classes.  Be sure to visit our schedule of classes to find a complete list of course.

Education to Go (Ed2Go)
Cascadia Community College in partnership with Education to Go (Ed2Go) offers online non-credit classes that focus on building and upgrading skills. Ed2Go provides certificates of completion for each course. Courses start on Wednesdays September 19, October 17 and November 14 for Fall 2007 quarter and run for six weeks with a two-week grace period. Class fee is $89 per class unless otherwise indicated. For details and a complete list of classes visit our website at www.ed2go.com/cascadia. Note: Twenty-four (24) clock hour credits are available for each course unless otherwise indicated. An additional $20 fee is required for clock hour credit, call to sign up for clock hour credit 425-352-8862.

Online Certification Classes
Our online career-training certificate programs’ content and materials are provided by Gatlin Education Services—the leader in online certification programs. These programs assist students in developing expertise in their desired career fields and/or preparing for industry certification exams. Although each course is self-study, each online course has an instructor assigned to answer student questions and solve student problems. Each program has specific learning outcomes related to industry standards. Classes are ongoing so students can enroll at any time at www.gatlineducation.com/cascadia.

eLearning Center
Cascadia Community College now has thousands of online courses from the world’s greatest authors and companies on nearly every subject imaginable! Visit the Cascadia eLearning Center to find the largest selection of self-study online courses available. Enroll anytime you like — study when you want! http://cascadia.theelearningcenter.com

Home Inspection Training
Our Online Home Inspection Training Course, developed in conjunction with American Home Inspectors Training Institute, offers you the best in nationally certified home inspection training with the convenience of being online 24 hours a day to meet your training schedule. Our training materials offer a step-by-step approach designed to get you ready for business.  Enroll at http://www.ahit.com/affiliates/cascadia/.

Arts & Crafts
Community Education offers arts and craft courses including painting, jewelry making, drawing, sculpting and many more.

Dance & Music
Take a guitar class or learn to dance. Life is about more than just work these classes encourage the fun side of life.

Financial Management
Community Education offers arts and craft courses including painting, jewelry making, drawing, sculpting and many more.

Food & Fun
Classes in this category include dinning, food preparation and even wine tasting!

Health & Wellness
Learn to take care of yourself with home remedies or reduce stress with yoga or Pilates.

Kirkland Arts Center
Cascadia Community College is pleased to partner with Kirkland Arts Center (KAC) to provide art classes for clock hour credit. If you need clock hour credit for a course, please contact us at 425-352-8862. If you wish to enroll for fun, contact the KAC directly to register at 425-822-7161. For more classes with KAC visit their website at http://www.kirklandartscenter.org/.

Language & Global Studies
Need to learn a language for fun, travel or work? These language classes have no tests just lots of fun!

Personal Development
As the title implies, this category includes classes for personal enrichment..

Photography
Learn to take photographs with film or with a digital camera. Then take Adobe Photoshop from the computer section to make the most of the pictures.

Stained Glass & Fusing
Learn to make beautiful art with glass for fun or profit.

Travel & Recreation
From Kayaking to Rafting and Sailing or Paragliding this category has something for all types of adventurers'.

Writing
Improve grammar skills, write to inspire, write about your life, write for magazines and much more!