Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, Washington · Public

Of 9 assessed programs, 8 leave graduates out-earning a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 66 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,255
$30k to $48k	$7,088
$48k to $75k	$9,784
$75k to $110k	$4,592
$110k and up	$16,339
All families (average)	$6,817

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

9 of 75 programs could be assessed 12% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Washington high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$88,906	+$48,295	clears the bar	$13,986	0.3 yrs	83
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$53,196	+$12,585	clears the bar	$15,500	1.2 yrs	49
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	$39,874	-$737	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$46,096	+$5,485	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$85,286	+$44,675	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	26
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$71,717	+$31,106	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$53,007	+$12,396	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$60,997	+$20,386	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	$57,595	+$16,984	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	218
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,611/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.