Whatcom Community College Trade Programs

Whatcom Community College is a public institution situated in Bellingham, Washington. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Whatcom Community College?

Contact details for Whatcom Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	237 W Kellogg Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone:	360-383-3000
Website:	whatcom.edu

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Can I Afford Whatcom Community College?

In a recent term, part-time Whatcom Community College students paid $97 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $274 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,633	$9,049
Fees	$1,513	$2,047
Books and Supplies	$762	$762
On Campus Room and Board	$19,422	$19,422
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,750	$3,750

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Whatcom Community College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $5,103 a year. That adds up to $20,412 over four years for those students.

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Whatcom Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,719 undergraduate students at Whatcom Community College, with 1,567 being full-time and 1,152 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,567 full-time undergraduates at Whatcom Community College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Whatcom Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	84
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	179
White	934
International Students	132
Other Races/Ethnicities	218

Over 32 countries are represented at Whatcom Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Japan.

Online Learning at Whatcom Community College

In 2022-2023, 2,339 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Whatcom Community College has changed over the last few years.

Whatcom Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	42	0	0	42
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	15	23	38
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	7	10	9	26
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	19	0	19
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	0	0	11	11
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	49	44	43	136

Whatcom Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Whatcom Community College awarded 272 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	23	34	0
Mental & Social Health Services	7	9	10	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	42	0	0	0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	0	11	0	0
Total	98	86	88	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.