Whatcom Community College Computer Science Programs

Located in Bellingham, Washington, Whatcom Community College is a public institution. Bellingham is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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:	whatcom.edu

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How Do I Get Into Whatcom Community College?

You can apply to Whatcom Community College online at: whatcom.edu/get-started/get-started-at-wcc/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 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,807 a year. That adds up to $23,228 over four years for those students.

Whatcom Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,850 undergraduate students at Whatcom Community College, with 1,891 being full-time and 1,959 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,891 full-time undergraduates at Whatcom Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Whatcom Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	109
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	241
White	1,100
International Students	184
Other Races/Ethnicities	223

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 2022-2023, 2,339 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.

Whatcom Community College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Computer & IS Security	74	28	0	0	102
Network & System Administration/Administrator	71	0	0	18	89
Computer Support Specialist	0	21	4	0	25
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	0	1	0	1
Data Processing Technology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	145	49	5	18	217

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.