The mission of North Seattle Community College is changing lives through education. The NSCC Education Fund raises money for student scholarships, faculty & staff training, and academic program support. See also www.northseattle.edu/educationfund. VOLUNTEER opportunities include tutoring and mentoring students as well as NSCC Education Fund special events and other fundraising activities. For example, the NSCC Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language program mission is to help adults improve their basic skills in order to better their lives as college students, workers, family members and community leaders.

Description:
NSCC Adult Basic Education and ESL program offers free daytime and evening classes for adult immigrants. We offer integrated skills classes at six levels as well as pronunciation, computer literacy and citizenship. As part of the college community, our students often move on to regular college classes. The ABE program for native speakers is smaller, but offers day and evening classes in adult basic education and GED preparation.

History:
The mission of the North Seattle Community College is changing lives through education. The NSCC Education Fund supports the college through fundraising and engaging individuals, corporations, foundations, and service organizations in support of our students, faculty and staff through tuition scholarships, grants for professional training and instructional equipment and furnishings.

North Seattle Community College is known for the breadth of its educational choices, the support it provides its students, and the excellence of its instruction. Diversity is a strength we celebrate at North, with the average age of our students being 30 and the student population representing 36% ethnic diversity. Since the college was established in 1970 as part of the Seattle Community College District, NSCC has enabled more than 180,000 students to pursue their educational goals. We serve about 16,000 students annually.
In addition to programs that prepare students to transfer to four year colleges and universities, NSCC offers more than 40 career training programs and has a robust selection of continuing education and college preparation courses. North’s Workforce Education provides programs to reduce or eliminate barriers to training and employability by developing and providing special training for workers in preparation for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Contact people:

Kendall Harris, Enterprise Director, (phone), (email) Meredith Brown, Director For Advancement, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (206) 527-3784 ABE/ESL at NSCC

Address:

9600 College Way North Seattle, WA 98103 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.northseattle.edu

Directions:

Directions to North Seattle Community College 9600 College Way North Seattle, WA 98103 206.527.5661 Education Fund Heading north on I-5 (see insert on campus map) Take Exit #173; At signal turn right at 1st NE; Turn right on 92nd; Turn right again on College Way North; Turn right on. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: in front of the school, one minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	No
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	No