Lake Washington Institute of Technology Business Programs

Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The suburban atmosphere of Kirkland makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Lake Washington Institute of Technology?

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/

Since Lake Washington Institute of Technology has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Lake Washington Institute of Technology?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At LWTech, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,503 a year. That adds up to $22,012 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LWTech is 8.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Lake Washington Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,319 undergraduate students at LWTech, with 1,719 being full-time and 1,600 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,719 full-time undergraduates at LWTech, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	169
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	198
White	811
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	412

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

In 2019-2020, 2,490 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.

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 #241 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%.

Lake Washington Institute of Technology Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	8	22	9	0	39
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	17	12	0	0	29
General Business/Commerce	0	14	0	0	14
Supply Chain Management	1	0	0	10	11
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	4	0	0	0	4
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	30	48	9	10	97

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.