Lower Columbia College

Longview, Washington

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • City
  • 1,932 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,159

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692

Computers and IT

  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124

Engineering technology

  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 40 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 121 finishedGraduates here earned $95,980 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Truck and bus driving

  • Ground TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (19)
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Chemical EngineeringAssociate degree · 2 finished
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $43,427
  • Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,889
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 274 finishedGraduates here earned $38,494 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $52,218
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • MusicAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,698
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,421
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,258
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,303
  • Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,489
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $29,038
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$6,526$30–48k$7,131$48–75k$6,063$75–110k$9,629Over $110k$14,534Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$7,341per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$17,443sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,795Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
11%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
22%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$43,0586 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$45,49810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$16,320federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
40%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
19%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Lower Columbia College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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