| | Higher Education Coordinating Board |
 | | Following is a list of degree-granting colleges and universities legally operating in Washington. |
 | | If a college claims to operate in Washington but is not included in the list below, it may be a diploma mill. |
 | | Washington is home to six public four-year colleges and universities, 34 public community and technical colleges, and more than 300 independent colleges, universities and career schools. |
| www.hecb.wa.gov /links/colleges/collegesindex.asp (277 words) |