Walla Walla Community College
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Tel:
(509) 522-2500
- Walla Walla Community College inspires students to discover their potential and to achieve their goals by providing diverse and challenging learning opportunities.
School Highlights
Walla Walla Community College serves 3,671 students (62% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the state community college average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 53%.
Top Rankings
Walla Walla Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Washington for:
- Category Attribute
- School Resources Percent of students receiving financial aid
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
School Overview
The teacher population of 370 teachers has grown by 66% over five years.
| Walla Walla Community College | (WA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 370 staff | 353 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 7 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Dance, Golf, Soccer, Softball, VolleyballBaseball, Basketball, Dance, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Walla Walla Community College has rapidly grown from 850 students in 1967 to a present annual enrollment of over 13,000. Beautifully located on approximately 100 acres, the Walla Walla campus has become an educational and cultural center for Southeastern Washington. Extending its facilities and programs throughout its four-county district, Walla Walla Community College's Clarkston Center, located in Clarkston, Washington, is the hub of educational activity in Asotin and Garfield counties. WWCC also maintains a facility at the Washington State Penitentiary. Walla Walla Community College offers courses in basic skills, acquiring professional or technical proficiencies for the workforce, transfer to four-year institution. WWCC offers the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Science and the Associate of Arts in Applied Science (AAAS) degree, as well as one-year certificates and a variety of short-term certificates and endorsements. Walla Walla Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and certified by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to offer courses in Academic Transfer Education, Professional-Technical Education, Transitional Studies, and Extended Learning.
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