University of Washington - Seattle Campus

• The University of Washington's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers both graduate and undergraduate programs. The environmental engineering concentration is intended to teach students the various specialization areas within the field including water, wastewater, hazardous and industrial wastes and regulations. The program gives an overview of each area to allow a student who wants to specialize to make an informed decision when choosing specific areas for advanced study. The undergraduate Civil and Environmental Program allows a student to specialize in areas such as environmental and geotechnical engineering. The undergraduate degree is fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
  
  

Washington State University

• The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Washington State University offers bachelor's and master's programs. At graduate level, you have an option between a Masters of Science with a thesis or without. The M.S. thesis program takes between one and a half to two years to complete; the non-thesis program is a professional M.S. degree requiring extended coursework and a final project; the course lasts one year. The undergraduate program, accredited by the ABET, is a civil engineering degree which gives a student an option to specialize in environmental engineering. The program puts emphasis on areas such as air and water quality, air pollution control and natural and engineered systems.
  
  

Seattle University

• Based in the city of Seattle, the university offers a bachelor's program in civil engineering with an environmental engineering specialty. What makes the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seattle university unique is the Engineering Project Center, in which students in their senior year have to participate in a year-long design project; these are real projects with clients. This provides students with a chance to obtain practical experience before graduation. You will, with the help of a faculty adviser, work with a private company or a government agency to develop a project proposal, "conduct the design analysis and present the result in a public forum," according to the school.
  
  

Cascadia Community College

• The college offers an Associate of Science in Environmental Engineering to prepare you to transfer to four-year college to complete a bachelor's degree. According to Forbes magazine, starting with two years in a community college and transferring to a senior institution does not diminish the quality of your education; rather, it saves you money while receiving a good education in a small and interactive setting. By spending two years at a community college before going to graduate at four-year college, you can save between $6,800 and $35,000 in tuition and fees, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Cascadia Community College works with their students who wish to transfer to a four-year college.