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(Nationwide) |
| County |
Chelan County, WA |
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| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control |
Public |
Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
1,952 students |
999 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate |
1,161 students |
1,410 students |
| Total Enrollment |
3,113 students |
2,175 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
49% |
78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
42% |
47% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$2,790 |
$2,810 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
34% |
28% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$1,798 |
$1,211 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
8% |
11% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$364 |
$1,117 |
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- The Wenatchee campus is located near the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains, midway between Seattle and Spokane. Its 52-acre site includes modern classrooms and laboratories, including a new art facility, distance learning classrooms, computer and science labs, a bookstore, a student center, library, fitness center, cafeteria, campus theater, art gallery, district administrative offices and the Washington Higher Education Telecommunications Center. The Grady and Lillie Auvil Teaching and Demonstration Orchard is located in the Wenatchee campus area. The WVC Community and Professional Program is located in North Central Washington's new Confluence Technology Center, not far from the Wenatchee campus.
- Wenatchee Valley College opened as a private institution in Wenatchee in 1939 as a result of donations from 51 local citizens. Two years later, it became part of the state's public education system. Classes were held on the third floor of the Wenatchee High School building on the corner of King and Idaho streets until the donation of the A. Z. Wells home in 1949. Wells House, a large house on a five-acre tract on Fifth Street, was built of hand-hewn stone from the Columbia River and graced with castle-like turrets.
- Wenatchee Valley College is approved to grant Associate of arts and sciences degree, Associate of sciences degree, Associate of technical sciences degree (in a variety of workforce education programs), Associate of general studies degree, Certificate of completion and Certificate of attendance.
- Wenatchee Valley College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Specific programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, and the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Sciences.
- Profile last updated:02/23/2008.
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