unitid 237039 · Bellingham, WA · public 4-year · city (small)
Whatcom Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 4,825
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,378
28th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
17th pctl among public 4-years
completion
36%
finish within 150% time
30th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,672
35th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$11,795
after aid, aided students
42nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,092
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$10,643
14th 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 $9,814 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
- 0-30k46%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,256
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,115
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.1× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 383 | $39,959 | $11,458 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 73 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 59 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 56 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 54 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 53 | $42,998 | $19,660 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 50 | $59,218 | $17,510 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 33 | $73,022 | $17,726 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 27 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 21 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 14 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 13 | — | — |
— 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.