In March 2014, the board of trustees of the Seattle Community Colleges District voted unanimously to change the name of the district to "Seattle Colleges" and North Seattle Community College became North Seattle College.[2]
Academics
NSC programs include academic degrees, college prep and transfer, cross-disciplinary, continuing and senior adult education programs.[3] NSC is also home to the Watch Technology Institute, the only two-year program in the art of Swiss watchmaking and technology in the western United States.[4]
NSC also provides Running Start, where high school juniors and seniors can take college classes to earn high school credits as well as college credits.
Since 2010, as part of a new Washington State educational initiative, North Seattle College began offering Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree programs to students that have previously completed a two-year degree.[5]
NSC campus consists of various academic, athletics & supporting facilities:
The college's library was founded in 1970; as of 2017, it contains over 174,000 volumes (books, media, serials) in the physical and digital collection, along with 40 plus databases that provide access to many thousands of scholarly, popular, trade, and newspaper articles.[7]
The Computer Lab facilities & laboratories
North Seattle Indoor Arena, Physical Education, gymnasium, fitness & wellness center
NSC Bookstore
NSC Art Gallery
Wetlands
The North Seattle College Wetlands sit at the South Fork of Thornton Creek and are important ecological lands for the Thornton Creek watershed as they work as a sponge to hold surge flows of water as well as filtering out pollutants. The wetlands serve as a critical habitat for many species including the Pacific Tree Frog and Long-toed salamander, as well as several species of avian and plant life.[8]
Bellybutton Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum Umbilicatum), North Seattle College
Currently, there is a system of crude trails that get you to and through most of the wetlands habitat. The main trail is a loop that walks around the northern part of campus. There are spurs that branch off of this main loop trail. An interpretive trail is in progress and a map is available with points of interest for those wishing to explore the wetlands further.[9]
Harefoot Mushroom (Coprinopsis lagopus), North Seattle College
A wide variety of native and non-native plant species can be observed throughout the main campus and surrounding wetlands habitat.
There are many mushrooms growing in and around the wetlands. Some notable species include Redlead Roundhead (Stropharia aurantiaca), Harefoot Mushroom (Coprinopsis lagopus), Fiber Caps (Inocybe mixtilis), Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum olvieri), and Bellybutton Hedgehog (Hydnum umbilicatum).
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