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Lake Washington Institute of Technology Overview

Located in Kirkland, Washington, Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a public institution. LWTech is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Lake Washington Institute of Technology Known For?

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  • The 2% student loan default rate at LWTech is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at LWTech is the bachelor's degree.
  • In <nil>, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from LWTech makes roughly $47,026 a year. This is 15% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Lake Washington Institute of Technology?

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Contact details for LWTech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 11605 132Nd Ave Ne, Kirkland, WA 98034-8506
Phone: 425-739-8100
Website: www.lwtech.edu

How Do I Get Into LWTech?

You can apply to LWTech online at: https://www.lwtech.edu/admissions/new-students/

Lake Washington Institute of Technology has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Lake Washington Institute of Technology?

7% Take Out Loans
1.8% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LWTech, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,760 a year. That adds up to $23,040 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LWTech is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lake Washington Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,553 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,240 undergraduate students at LWTech, with 1,553 being full-time and 1,687 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,553 full-time undergraduates at LWTech, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lake Washington Institute of Technology students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 133
Black or African American 64
Hispanic or Latino 190
White 700
International Students 88
Other Races/Ethnicities 378

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at LWTech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

1,049 Took All Classes Online
1,744 Took At Least One Class Online
198.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,744 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LWTech has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 15th most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of LWTech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lake Washington Institute of Technology was 198.3%. This is the #282 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at LWTech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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