Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • City
  • 2,477 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.

Agriculture and horticulture

  • Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
  • Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
  • Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 23 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 · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 86 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174

Computers and IT

  • Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
  • Data ProcessingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,489
  • Data ProcessingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,799
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575

Engineering technology

  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 99 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedGraduates here earned $50,342 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,300

Office and business support

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

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 62 finishedGraduates here earned $78,039 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (29)
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 24 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Data AnalyticsAssociate degree · 2 finished
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $44,701
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,513
  • Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,478
  • Geography and CartographyCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $46,721
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,255
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 308 finishedGraduates here earned $35,165 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • MarketingCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,966
  • MarketingAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $38,094
  • Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $52,218
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $47,517
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • MusicAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $41,576
  • Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,701
  • Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $34,698
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $42,034
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $38,421
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,258
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,424
  • Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,489
  • Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,477
  • 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$17,536$30–48k$18,258$48–75k$17,739$75–110k$22,685Over $110k$27,233Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$18,835per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$28,200sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,700Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
5%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
34%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$41,8896 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$50,32710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$12,906federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
49%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 Skagit Valley 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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