Pierce College vs Skagit Valley College

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	Pierce College District	Skagit Valley College
Overview
Location	Lakewood, Washington	Mount Vernon, Washington
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Quarter	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $19,576 Out of state: $20,038	In state: $18,041 Out of state: $21,117
Average net price	$7,370	$9,200
Tuition	In state: $3,825 Out of state: $4,287	In state: $3,826 Out of state: $6,902
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	36.0% Average amount $6,255	52.0% Average amount $5,054
Students receiving federal student loan	11.0% Average amount $5,614	5.0% Average amount $6,144
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $1,760	1.0% Average amount $6,350

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	7,363 Men 35.7% Women 64.3%	3,891 Men 43.6% Women 56.4%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	3.3%	3.9%
International students	1.8%	1.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	60	140
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Washington California Hawaii Florida Georgia	Washington Arizona California Idaho Hawaii

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Education	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Natural Resources and Conservation Education
Students to faculty ratio	22:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Outcome
Graduation rate	37.1%	35.4%
Dropout rate	37.4%	41.9%
Transferred out	18.6%	13.6%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $62,687 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $55,767 Business/Commerce, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $47,345 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $41,029 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $32,496 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,356 Year 2: $25,405 Year 3: $29,533 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $26,935 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $68,218 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $61,234 Natural Resources Management and Policy (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $30,276 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $44,321 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,741 Year 2: $36,069 Year 3: $41,809 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $36,573 Year 2: $32,162 Year 3: $29,444 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,399 Year 2: $23,262 Year 3: $27,627 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $26,946 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $26,181 Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $45,050 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: N/A Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $19,670 Year 2: $28,019 Year 3: N/A

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