The South Seattle Community College Arboretum was established by the College and the SSCC Foundation in 1978 in part as the result of a petition by the Landscape Horticulture Program students for an arboretum to serve as their living laboratory. The 6-acre site is located at the north end of campus on a bluff over looking the City of Seattle and Elliott Bay. The Seattle Chinese Garden borders the Arboretum. The Arboretum is an important part of the SSCC Landscape Horticulture Program. As part of their studies, students designed and built the Arboretum. It is used as a laboratory for plant identification, arboriculture, irrigation, landscape maintenance and landscape construction courses. The Arboretum is also used as an outdoor classroom by professional horticulturists and hobby gardeners. Many of the plants on the Washington Certified Nursery Professional exam can be found in the SSCC Arboretum.
This facility offers Landscape Horticulture students an opportunity to increase their plant knowledge while gaining retail experience. The Garden Center carries a large variety of unusual perennials, broadleaf and deciduous shrubs, some small trees, natives and house plants. Garden workshops are offered in the Spring.
The bookstore carries required and recommended textbooks and supplies for courses. In addition, the bookstore sells basic school and art supplies, greeting cards, stationery, and a wide variety of other books including children's books and books in Spanish, a wide array of reference books, SSCC clothing, backpacks, candy, magazines, beauty aids, and educational-priced software.
Bernie’s offers retail take-out items such as scrumptious cookies, cakes, pies, muffins, breads, chocolates and pastries that are created by the students in the Pastry Program. Grab a sweet snack and coffee between classes or take something special home to loved ones. Wedding cakes and other specialty items can be ordered. Beverages and a variety of muffins, croissants, donuts and bagels are available for breakfast take out. Espresso and four-flavors of cappuccino are also available
Taste the award-winning cuisine prepared by our culinary arts students in two dining rooms. The Alhadeff Grill provides upscale dining for visitors to the campus in a bright an airy environment. A variety of starter and entrée courses provide numerous choices for a delicious lunch in this remodeled facility.
The Cafe Alki offers cold starter plates, soups, a club sandwich and a selection of a la carte hot entrees at moderate prices.
The Food Court area offers a variety of options. Complete meals are available from the hot line. The Grill area offers both breakfast and lunch items cooked to order. The Deli has sandwiches made to order, along with a variety of specialty salads and food items. Many salad and sandwich items are prepackaged and available for take-out.
