WHO WE SERVED:

• 56 percent of students were female, 44 percent male
• Over 14,347 (unduplicated) students took a class at the IEL
• Students at the IEL are more diverse than Spokane, Spokane Valley, or Spokane County
• Over 9,385 students took a credit course (830 annualized FTEs)
• Over 28,390 students took a non-credit course (3,356 annualized FTEs)
• Over 4,670 students took an ABE course (1,322 annualized FTEs)
• Over 2,690 students took an ESL course (895 annualized FTEs)
• Over 920 students took a GED course (238 annualized FTEs)
• Over 4,390 students took a Business & Community Training course (179 annualized FTEs)
• Over 1,690 students took an Online course (164 annualized FTEs)

WHAT WE OFFER:

• 1,604 credit course offerings
• 3776 non-credit course offerings
• 713 ABE course offerings
• 264 ESL course offerings
• 323 GED course offerings
• 702 Business & Community Training course offerings
• 324 Online course offerings
• The IEL always extends classes leading to a bachelor's degree via distance education to Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille counties through a cooperative agreement with Washington State University.

WHERE WE ARE:

• Six rural sites
  • Colville, Republic, Inchelium, Ione, Newport, and Pullman
  • Predominately offer credit courses for two-year degrees and certificates
• Over 35 sites in Spokane
  • Predominately offer non-credit courses in ABE, Head Start, and BCT

WHEN WE SERVE:

• 4,549 course offerings during the day (29,816 students enrolled)
• 524 course offerings during the evening (1,808 students enrolled)

WHY WE EXIST:

• To provide students in rural cities and counties the same opportunity to education that Spokane residents have.
  • (Head Start/ECEAP/Early Head Start & ABE)
  • To prepare students for the job market by offering entry-level career training, as well as courses for adult students who want to upgrade their skills for workforce re-entry or advancement.
  • To serve as a bridge from high school to college by providing courses for transfer toward a Bachelor's Degree. Four out of 10 college-bound high-school graduates start their college education this way.

HOW WE SERVE:

• We generate over $17.3 million in grants and contracts
• We employed over 1,100 full- and part-time people
• We teach an average of 1,000 immigrants and refugees a year.
• We helped more than 330 families enhance their parenting skills in our parent cooperative preschools.
• We serve about 2,000 infant, toddler, and preschool children a year in our Head Start, Early Head Start, ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance) and Extended Hour Care programs. 
• We meet the educational needs of over 1,000 adults incarcerated by the Washington Department of Corrections. More than 240 of these students earn their GED certificate each year.