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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Whatcom Community College

If you plan to study substance abuse/addiction counseling, take a look at what Whatcom Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 2,719 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 students received their associate's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

Whatcom Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Whatcom Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at Whatcom Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at Whatcom Community College.

Whatcom Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate’s Program

80% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of substance abuse/addiction counseling associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling at Whatcom Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Whatcom Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Whatcom Community College with a associate's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Whatcom Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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