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Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Skagit Valley College is a public four-year institution in Mount Vernon, Washington. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,028 students. It is part of Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

Skagit Valley College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 70 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 949 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,028
Students enrolled
949
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
70
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 70

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Education 2
Health Professions 15
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Precision Production 2
Physical Sciences 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Engineering 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Engineering Technologies 5
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Social Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
26
Associate degrees
580
Certificates under 1 year
292
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
40
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,028
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,028
Full-time, fall 2024
56%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,818
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
President
Dr Thomas Keegan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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