Whatcom Community College
Active In Achieving the Dream:
2011 - 2015
“Achieving the Dream is another way for Whatcom to uphold its promise: To transform lives through education by supporting student growth, respecting student investment, embracing diversity, promoting excellence, and creating opportunities.”–Kathi Hiyane-Brown, President, Whatcom Community College
College Characteristics
- IPEDS UNITID: 237039
- HBCU: No
- Tribal: No
- Degree of Urbanization: City: Small
- Geographic Region: Far West (AK CA HI NV OR WA)
- Institution Size Category: 1,000 - 4,999
- Carnegie Classification: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium
- Total Enrollment: 4,552
- Full-time Enrollment: 2,435
- Part-time Enrollment: 2,117
- First-time Degree Seeking: 393
- Part-time First-time Degree Seeking: 117
- Black or African American Grouping: 0 to 20% Black
- Hispanic/Latino Grouping: 0 to 12.5% Hispanic/Latino
- Pell Recipients Grouping: 20.1 to 40% Pell Recipients
Percent of total enrollment that are...
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
- Asian: 3%
- Black or African American: 1%
- White: 69%
- Hispanic/Latino: 7%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
- Women: 56%
- Two or more races: 6%
- Race/ethnicity unknown: 8%
- Pell Recipients : 33%
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