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Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA · Public · Small city · WCC

Public institution in Bellingham, WA · 2,280 undergraduates · $44,092 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$9,608298th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$5,146163rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$11,096332nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,173272nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$10,643126th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,0921,409th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,4291,326th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
36.4%1,599th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
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Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,280867th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.6%1,776th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 93 mi (SEA)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 3 sports

NWAC · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $140,879 (M $54,356 · W $86,523)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Whatcom Community College’s 2,280 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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