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Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA · Public · 1,733 students · mostly certificate degrees
4th-cheapest of 83 Washington colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$5,997
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,104
Graduation rate
42%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$49,748
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$17,459
Pell grant recipients
31%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
63 programsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma58 grads/yrClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree56 grads/yrEngineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Associate's Degree43 grads/yrElectrician · Associate's Degree40 grads/yrMachine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree36 grads/yrRadiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma36 grads/yrMachine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma34 grads/yrAutobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma33 grads/yrMedical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree33 grads/yrDental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma30 grads/yrElectrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma28 grads/yrAutobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree26 grads/yrEngineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma23 grads/yrFishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma21 grads/yrMarketing/Marketing Management, General · Associate's Degree21 grads/yrCooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma20 grads/yrCloud Computing · Associate's Degree19 grads/yrInstrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree19 grads/yrMarketing/Marketing Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma18 grads/yrHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree16 grads/yrCloud Computing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma14 grads/yrMedical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree14 grads/yrFishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management · Associate's Degree10 grads/yrDental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree10 grads/yrCarpet, Floor, and Tile Worker · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma7 grads/yr
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.