unitid 234696 · Bellingham, WA · public 4-year · city (small)
Bellingham Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,568
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,733
22nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
31%
undergrads on Pell grants
47th pctl among public 4-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
42nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,104
20th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$5,997
after aid, aided students
12th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,748
after entry, Title IV students
49th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$17,459
36th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $4,587 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k41%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $16,695
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,431
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 58 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 56 | $85,195 | — |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | 43 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 40 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 36 | $45,535 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 36 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 34 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 33 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 33 | $67,066 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 30 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 28 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 26 | $49,220 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.