Vocational Programs at Whatcom Community College

Certificate Programs at Whatcom Community College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
29	56	$11,096

Whatcom Community College is a four-years, public school located in Bellingham, Washington. The school focuses on the bachelor's or higher degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $38,400. A total of 3,340 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 42%. Whatcom Community College offer 56 programs and, among them, 29 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Whatcom Community College offers 29 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate, 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

We note again Whatcom Community College mainly offers bachelor's degree. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	5	9	14	1

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	6	65	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	16	31	2	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Development	10	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	7	9	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	23	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Retail Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	5	77	1	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Whatcom Community College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $31,500 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $38,400 for Whatcom Community College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Whatcom Community College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$31,500	$34,200	$29,500
7 Years After Graduation	$30,700	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$33,200	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$32,800	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$38,400	$46,500	$32,600

On-Campus Student Services

Whatcom Community College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided