(1) Mission - Governance. Cascadia College is a public institution of higher education established under chapter 28B.50 RCW as a community college offering academic and professional programs leading to the associate and applied baccalaureate degrees. The college is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the governor. The board appoints a president who serves as the chief executive officer responsible for the administration of the college.

(2) College campus. The campus of Cascadia College is located at 18345 Campus Way N.E., Bothell, Washington 98011. The college is collocated with the Bothell campus of the University of Washington. Cascadia College District No. 30 encompasses the boundaries of the common school districts of Lake Washington and Riverview in King county and Northshore in King and Snohomish counties.

(3) Policies and procedures. College policies meeting the definition of a "rule" under the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, are adopted by the board of trustees and published in Title 132Z of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Other college policies approved by the administration are published in college policies and procedures manuals.

(4) Documents index. As an institution of higher education, the college generally does not have occasion to issue nonexempt "final orders," "declaratory orders," "interpretive statements," or "policy statements" as those terms are defined and used in the Public Records Act. The secretary of the college's board of trustees does maintain and publish on the college website a documents index of the board's approved meeting agendas and minutes. Inquiries may be directed to the secretary of the board in the office of the president.

(5) College website. The college's official website, available at www.cascadia.edu, provides general information about the college and its governing board, administration, educational programs, and policies and procedures. Persons seeking public records of the college are encouraged to view the records available on the website prior to submitting a records request.