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About
Living in Seattle

Seattle is:

  • a large city with a lot of nature
  • easy to get around by foot, bus, and car
  • voted the most dynamic city by Fortune and Money magazine
  • the most educated city in 2006
  • home to Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, and Amazon.com
  • home to professional athletic teams including the Mariners for baseball and Seahawks for football

Baseball Game

Transportation
To travel around Seattle, simply use the Metro bus system. It's convenient, secure, and easy to use.

The bus lines that connect to NSCC's campus are 5, 16, 75, and 318.
Metro: http://transit.metrokc.gov

Geography and Weather

Bordered by

  • Puget Sound
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Lake Washington
  • Cascade Mountains

Averages

  • 36-50 degrees F in the winter
  • 55-80 degrees F in the summer
  • 5.2 inches of rainfall/month in the winter
  • 1 inch of rainfall/month is the summer



Student Snowboarding

Other Website Links

Seattle is a busy seaport on the Pacific Rim. Our city is proud of its active cultural, art and music communities.

Woodland Park Zoo    Pioneer Square Art Walk
Seattle Art Museum    Fremont Art Walk

Sports teams:
Mariners
Seahawks
Sounders

News Sources
The Seattle Times
The Seattle P-I

For more information about Seattle, click on:
Seattle Citysearch
Seattle's Official Website
Photo Gallery of Seattle

 

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North Seattle Community College · International Student Programs
9600 College Way North, Seattle, WA 98103-3514· USA
(phone) 206/ 527-3672 · (fax) 206/ 527-3794
(email) international@sccd.ctc.edu

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