Annual Public Notice of Non-Discrimination

Overview

Seattle Colleges offers more than 130 academic, career, and technical programs across three colleges—North Seattle College, Seattle Central College, and South Seattle College—to prepare our graduates for life and career. Students may earn bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, and professional and technical certificates. Our colleges also offer English as a second language (ESL), high school completion, and continuing education classes. Refer to our Areas of Study.

We operate on an open admissions policy and welcome all students qualified under state law to enroll.
 

Full Non-Discrimination Statement

Seattle Colleges is committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity for all its students, employees, and applicants in education, employment, services and contracts, and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, color, age, hair texture or protective hairstyles, national origin, religion, creed, marital status, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, status as an honorably discharged veteran or disabled veteran or military status, political affiliation or belief, citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disability. In addition, reasonable accommodations will be made for known physical or mental limitations for all otherwise qualified persons with disabilities. Further, Seattle Colleges is committed to ensure that all employees and students work and learn in an environment that fosters mutual respect and professionalism, free from all forms of “bullying” behaviors, including “cyber bullying."

Abbreviated Version

Seattle Colleges is committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for all its students, employees, and applicants in education, employment, services, and contracts. For our full non-discrimination statement and contact information, visit www.seattlecolleges.edu/nds.

Updated August 2023

 


Title IX and 504/ADA Coordinators

Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to:


Title IX/Chapter 28A.640 RCW Officer

Seattle Central College: 
Crystina Mai Mostad 
Crystina.Mostad@seattlecolleges.edu 
1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
206.934.6946

North Seattle College: 
Jeanette Miller
jeanette.miller@seattlecolleges.edu 
9600 College Way North, Seattle, WA 98103
206.934.3643

South Seattle College:  
Joe Barrientos 
Joe.Barrientos@seattlecolleges.edu
6000 16th Avenue S.W., Seattle, WA 98106
206.934.6415

Seattle District College Office:
Lorine Hill 
TitleIX.District@seattlecolleges.edu 
1500 Harvard Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
206.934.3873

 
Section 504/ADA Coordinator

Seattle Central College: 
Cebrina Chavez 
Cebrina.Chavez@seattlecolleges.edu 
1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
206.934.4185

North Seattle College:
JD Burchfield
jd.burchfield@seattlecolleges.edu  
9600 College Way North, Seattle, WA 98103 
206.934.4710

South Seattle College: 
Briane Franks
Briane.Franks@SeattleColleges.edu
6000 16th Avenue S.W., Seattle, WA 98106  
206.934.6415
* If you have K-12 programs, the title is RCW 28A.640 Coordinator.

Language Skills

Seattle Colleges will make every effort to ensure that the lack of English skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in our career and technical education programs. Refer to our Basic and Transitional Studies programs.

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References

  1. RCW 49.60.040 (27) "Sexual orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and gender expression or identity. As used in this definition, "gender expression or identity" means having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior, or expression, whether or not that gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior, or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth.
  2. (21) "Race" is inclusive of traits historically associated or perceived to be associated with race including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles. For purposes of this subsection, "protective hairstyles" includes, but is not limited to, such hairstyles as afros, braids, locks, and twists.