by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Skagit Valley College was awarded 39 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is medical/clinical assistant.
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Skagit Valley College landed the #1,889 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Skagit Valley College held the #1,932 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Skagit Valley College also holds the #42 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.
If you are worried about getting into Skagit Valley College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Skagit Valley College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Skagit Valley College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,227 undergraduates at Skagit Valley College with 2,357 being full-time and 1,870 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,701 | $6,514 | $8,517 | $12,056 | $13,688 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Skagit Valley College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Skagit Valley College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $6,174 a year. That adds up to $24,696 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Skagit Valley College is 11.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Skagit Valley College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 |
| Phone: | 360-416-7600 |
| Website: | www.skagit.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 17 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 7 | NA |
| Agricultural Production | 0 | NA |
| Accounting | 0 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 0 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 0 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 0 | NA |
| Marketing | 0 | NA |
| Computer Science | 0 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,473 students took at least one online class at Skagit Valley College. This is a decrease from the 3,181 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,473 | 1,608 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,181 | 2,922 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,957 | 816 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,906 | 806 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,875 | 760 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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