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Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·skagit.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
4,028
peer median 4,765
Avg net price
$6,116
-$1.5k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
36%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
42%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 64 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 59 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
64
Passing
3
4.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.1%
+2.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

64programs
  • Passing3 · 4.7%
  • No Data59 · 92.2%
  • Failing2 · 3.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
59

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-10.2%
$35,093 vs $39,073
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-8.5%
$35,759 vs $39,073
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+25.5%
$49,042 vs $39,073
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+61.5%
$63,091 vs $39,073
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.3%
$86,854 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$9,500 debt · $49,042 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$16,250 debt · $86,854 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1948Next review Apr 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 9

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Aug 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Therapy
  3. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Therapy
  4. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Therapy
  5. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,672
$30–48k$6,000
$48–75k$5,980
$75–110k$9,822
$110k+$12,437

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,116
-$1,462vs Baccalaureate median $7,579
Federal loans
5.8%
In-state tuition
$5,620
Out-of-state
$7,561

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,467 students received $6.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,467
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.8M
$6,788,122 total
Direct Loans
$1.9M
444 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$672K
207 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
228 loan awards
Parent PLUS$147K
9 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 269 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
269
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.0%
2017
12.7%
2018
11.1%
2019
2.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Skagit Valley College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

570 total completions
01Liberal Arts
30854.0%
02Health Professions
9817.2%
03Business
5810.2%
04Mechanic
234.0%
05Physical Sciences
213.7%
06Education
193.3%
07Computer Sciences
152.6%
08Security/Protective
111.9%
09Biological Sciences
91.6%
10Precision Production
81.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,028
12-mo unduplicated
6,279
Undergraduate
6,279
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%2,723
Women
57%3,556

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.6%
Hispanic
28.6%
Unknown
10.8%
Two or more
6.8%
Asian
3.9%
Black
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Non-resident
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
148
81 M · 67 W
Women athletes
45.3%
Athletic aid
$175K
Total student aid
Budget
$728K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$79K
$95K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
25 M · 23 W
$100K
Baseball
35 M ·
$80K
Basketball
12 M · 15 W
$139K
Golf
9 M · 6 W
$69K
Softball
· 15 W
$55K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$50K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.30
5 offenses · 3,860 students

3-year trend

0.242 yrs ago2.311 yr ago1.30Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs07
Liquor045

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
100

Skagit Valley College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Skagit Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSkagit Valley College
36%4,028$6,116Baccalaureate
Spokane Falls Community College
4,319$7,402Baccalaureate
Highline College
5,592$10,878Baccalaureate
Yakima Valley College
3,809$10,402Baccalaureate
South Seattle College
5,210$6,802Baccalaureate
Olympic College
5,784$7,755Baccalaureate
Peer group median36%4,765$7,579

Frequently asked questions about Skagit Valley College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Skagit Valley College.

What is the graduation rate at Skagit Valley College?

Skagit Valley College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Skagit Valley College?

Skagit Valley College reports a total enrollment of 4,028 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Skagit Valley College?

The average net price at Skagit Valley College is $6,116 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Skagit Valley College located?

Skagit Valley College is located in Mount Vernon, Washington 98273.

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