Whatcom Community College Business Programs

Located in Bellingham, Washington, Whatcom Community College is a public institution. The location of Whatcom Community College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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:	www.whatcom.ctc.edu

How Do I Get Into Whatcom Community College?

You can apply to Whatcom Community College online at: whatcom.edu/admissions/apply-now/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Whatcom Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Whatcom Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Whatcom Community College, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $5,295 a year. That adds up to $21,180 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Whatcom Community College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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 2019-2020, 2,682 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Whatcom Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Whatcom Community College was 63,054.6%. This is the #5 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Whatcom Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Whatcom Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	51	6	5	62
General Business/Commerce	0	51	0	51
General Business Administration and Management	0	16	0	16
Banking and Financial Support Services	8	2	0	10
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	1	1	2
Office Administration	0	0	0	0
Retail Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	59	76	6	141

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.