Bellingham, Washington · Public
Accounting and Related Services at Whatcom Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 177 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~177
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,603
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 36.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,795/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $47,180
- Median debt
- $10,643
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $44,092/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,603 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,021 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,566 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 37% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2.5% reported share · $536 net A+ North Florida College Madison, FL · 3.7% reported share · $804 net A+ Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT · 3.6% reported share · $400 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.7% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.8% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 0.3% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.5% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Accounting and Related Services accounts for 7.4% of reported programs at Whatcom Community College, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 2.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 177 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Whatcom Community College's average net price is $11,795 per year, about $47,180 over four years. That is $5,021 below the $16,816 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $44,092 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,566 below the $50,658 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Whatcom Community College #588 of 1,603 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.