WWU to offer Summer Session in Seattle

In order to help interested students achieve their goal of graduating within four years, Western Washington University will be offering summer session classes at North Seattle Community College, starting in June.

“Offering summer classes for the first time in King County is an additional way for Western to better serve the citizens of our state by broadening access to the premier education our university provides,” said WWU President Bruce Shepard.

Western faculty will teach the 30 to 35 courses during the six-week Summer in Seattle session at North Seattle Community College. The classes, to begin June 19, will include both for-credit and adult enrichment courses.

“We welcome the new partnership with WWU, sharing our campus with Western faculty members and students this summer,” said NSCC President Mark Mitsui. “This also presents an opportunity for some of NSCC’s students, who can get a jump-start on their transfer to Western without having to leave Seattle.”

Summer in Seattle continues Western’s commitment to the state to help students graduate in a timely manner. Since Western attracts 40 percent of its freshmen and transfer students from King County, Summer in Seattle helps them get a head-start for their studies at Western. For current Western students, many of whom return home to Seattle during the summer, the opportunity to take classes during the summer helps them complete degree requirements faster.

 “By applying Western’s expertise and collaborative approach, Summer in Seattle aims to spread the benefits of higher education,” said Earl Gibbons, vice provost for Extended Education at Western.

Summer in Seattle will offer a range of interesting classes. For example, Western’s College of Business and Economics will be offering seven core business classes that allow students to get started on their major requirements. A variety of popular General University Requirement (GUR) classes also will be offered.

One of the classes will be part of the Ralph Munro Seminar, sponsored by Western’s Ralph Munro Institute, which promotes civic literacy. The institute and seminar are named in honor of Ralph Munro, a WWU alumnus and trustee and Washington’s secretary of state from 1980 to 2000.

A Summer in Seattle course listing is available online at: www.wwu.edu/summer.

Registration opens May 7. The classes are open to the public and formal admission to Western is not required.

Summer session also will continue to be offered on Western’s campus in Bellingham. Tuition is the same at both sites. For more information on Extended Education, please see the EE website.