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Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$6,064
Academic year 2023-24
In-state tuition
$5,400
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
36.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$43,505
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$14,866
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$5,400
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$7,500
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$17,400
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$17,400
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$525
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,0004,337
$30,001–48,0005,476
$48,001–75,0007,109
$75,001–110,0007,773
$110,001+14,102

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
36.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
Not reported
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
Not reported
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$36,892
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$43,505
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$13,805
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$146.36
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
44.4%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $43,505 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
Not reported
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
2,477
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
16:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
44.0%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
21.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
4.7%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$22,051
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White46%
Hispanic31%
Black3%
Asian5%
Two or more races7%
Nonresident / international1%

Other Four-year institutions in WA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Antioch University-SeattleNot reportedNot reported$51,541
Bastyr UniversityNot reportedNot reported$49,364
Bates Technical College$6,29243.4%$50,051
Bellevue College$11,43035.8%$56,310
Bellingham Technical College$5,99741.7%$49,748
Big Bend Community College$12,21041.5%$43,814
Cascadia College$12,28132.1%$54,133
Central Washington University$18,47653.6%$61,580
Centralia College$9,86241.7%$43,140
City University of SeattleNot reportedNot reported$69,460
Clark College$11,46539.0%$42,356
Clover Park Technical College$9,86442.8%$41,787

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$86,854$80,813$19,325
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.$63,091$58,424Not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$53,248$56,073Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$49,042$44,125$8,788
Health and Medical Administrative Services.$40,960$35,447Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$35,759$42,269Not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$35,093$40,734Not reported
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy.Not reported$56,263Not reported
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy.Not reported$42,169Not reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Programming.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Data Processing.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Data Processing.Not reported$51,859Not reported
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Science.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Software and Media Applications.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Software and Media Applications.Not reported$41,737Not reported
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services.Not reported$39,605Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10