Professional and Technical Programs

Everett Community College offers many professional-technical programs in high-demand occupations. Short-term training, certificates and Associate in Technical Arts (ATA) degrees provide many options for students seeking to sharpen skills and enter or advance within their careers. 

In order to prepare students for employment, all professional-technical areas of study provide courses with content and skills specific to that occupation. In addition, our programs provide students with technology, human relations and communication skills as they relate to the workplace. 

The college relies upon advisory committees, made up of representatives from management and labor in the occupational fields associated with each degree, to help develop and maintain innovative courses by incorporating current skills standards and competencies necessary for successful employment. Liaisons with business and industry in researching employment and training needs are also provided.

Rapidly advancing technologies create the possibility that workers will retrain several times during their lifetime. The college collaborates with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Washington State Employment Security Department, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Workforce Snohomish, and many community-based organizations in providing training, retraining, and job-skill upgrades. The college works with labor to provide several areas of specific training for apprentices.

Although the primary goal of professional-technical education is to prepare students for immediate employment, students may be able to transfer some of their professional technical course work to a university for further education toward a bachelor’s degree. 

Many of the professional-technical programs offered at EvCC have transfer agreements with other colleges and universities. 

Several of Washington state’s community and technical colleges offer a four-year program, the Baccalaureate of Applied Science (BAS). These four-year baccalaureate degrees are specifically designed to allow students to earn a bachelor’s degree with a specific program of study in a professional/technical vocation. 

EvCC has articulated agreements with many of the four-year universities throughout the state and colleges that offer BAS degrees. Completion of an ATA pathway of study may be matriculated to one of these institutions.

Other professional-technical programs have stackable certificates. Stacking different certificates from the same discipline, students may be able to earn a two-year degree with transferability, such as the AAS-T degree.

Additionally, many professional-technical courses are articulated with K-12 programs through the CTE Dual Credit program, formerly known as Tech Prep. Students should check with a program advisor for credit eligibility requirements.