Workforce Education
Limited funding available for Spring 2025!
Due to limited funding available for Spring 2025, students must meet one of the criteria below to be eligible for Workforce Education funding:
- Receives Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits from Employment Security Department (ESD).
- Receives federal food assistance from Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) also known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Basic Food Assistance (BFA).
- Receives cash assistance from DSHS known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
The Workforce Education Application for Spring 2025 funding will be open February 25, 2025, through April 4, 2025! Eligible applicants will need to complete additional steps before they receive funding.
If you would like to receive an email notification once the application opens, we recommend that you register for notification online at https://northseattle.edu/workforce-education/application.
Welcome to Workforce Education at North
Workforce Education is here to assist and support your entry or re-entry into the workforce through career training. We provide financial assistance, basic needs/resource support, job placement assistance, and academic planning.
Workforce Education provides various tuition assistance programs designed to support a student’s personal and professional goals. If you qualify, you may receive funding for tuition fees, textbooks, required supplies, transportation, and more. Each program is unique and provides additional assistance for students.
Our Workforce Education programs include:
- Basic Food Employment & Training Program (BFET): Available to students receiving federally issued Basic Food Benefits (SNAP).
- WorkFirst: Available to students receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Worker Retraining: Available to students who receive or have exhausted unemployment benefit within the last four years, are "displaced homemakers," veterans honorably discharged within the last four years, or formerly self-employed.
- Opportunity Grant: Available to low–income adults pursuing an approved program. Students may receive funds to cover tuition and mandatory fees for up to 45 credits and up to $1,000 for required books and supplies per academic year.
To find out if you qualify for funding, view the start next quarter survey and take the survey. For questions, please contact the North Workforce Education office at nworkforce@seattlecolleges.edu or 206.934.3787.