About Central

Central Washington University is a comprehensive, four-year public university. We grant baccalaureate and master's degrees from our beautiful main campus in Ellensburg, Wash. and from six off-site centers: CWU-Lynnwood, CWU-Moses Lake, CWU-Des Moines, CWU-Pierce County, CWU-Wenatchee and CWU-Yakima.

Beyond outstanding education and research, Central offers small classes taught by first-rate professors who value learning above all else. Central is home to a vibrant student community that supports diversity and nurtures interaction and involvement.

At Central, we prepare students to take responsibility for themselves, their communities and the earth. We also serve as an intellectual resource for the region, assisting in solving human and environmental problems.

• Helping every student develop and achieve their greatest goals
• Excellence, achieved through a diversity of ideas and people
• A rigorous curriculum and exceptional teaching
• Intellectual inquiry, exploration and application, and
• A supportive university community