About Seattle

Seattle

Seattle boasts a reputation for cultural diversity in a geographically beautiful setting. The city's leisure offerings, including outdoor activities such as skiing, boating, golf and bicycling, have helped earn Seattle recognition on many national lists for being one of the "most livable" cities. In addition, Seattle is one of the country's leading centers of biotechnology, the software capital of the world, a major center in the aerospace industry, and is a leader in numbers of health/medical research institutions.

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The Only Community College Located in Downtown Seattle

Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) is located on Capitol Hill, a 5 minute walk to the central downtown area. Its Broadway neighborhood is one of the city's liveliest with over 60 ethnic and regional restaurants and shops, three movie theatres and lots of "night life."

The Mariners

Study and live within walking-distance of Ichiro, Shigetoshi Hasegawa and The Mariners! Click here for Mariners info in Japanese! Seattle Central is located within a 10 minute city bus ride, or a 25 minute walk from the Mariners' baseball stadium. International Education Programs arranges group trips to see Mariners' games, and you can also simply go with a friend to see as many home games as you want!

Related Pages

- Pre-arrival Information

Other Seattle Links

• Life in Seattle
  
• Student Article on living in Seattle
  
• About Seattle
  
• Seattle -- Best Educated City in the US (Seattle Times)