Whatcom Community College

Last updated: 01/2026

Whatcom Community College is a public community/technical college and accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities in Bellingham, WA. Eligible students may use federal financial aid and/or the Washington College Grant for approved programs. Students are encouraged to check with our institution to learn what funding options apply.

237 W. Kellogg Road

Bellingham, WA 98226

(360) 383-3000

http://www.whatcom.edu

Whatcom Community College Facebook

@whatcomcc

Admissions

(360) 383-3080

orcacentral@whatcom.edu

Financial Aid

(360) 383-3011

finaid@whatcom.edu

Whatcom Community College at a glance

Public community/technical college

Academics at Whatcom Community College

Programs

Program name	Location	Length	ETPL	Workforce Pell
Nursing Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Cybersecurity Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education: State Certificate Certificate	Bellingham, Online	1 Years	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Administration Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - General Certificate	Bellingham, Online	6 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Family Child Care Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Infants and Toddlers Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - School Age Care Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Initial Certificate Certificate	Bellingham, Online	3 Months	Yes	No
Governmental / Not-for-Profit Accounting Certificate	Bellingham, Online	1 Years	Yes	No
Individual Income Tax Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Massage Therapist Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
QuickBooks Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
IT Networking - Cybersecurity Bachelor	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Industrial Control Systems (SCADA) Certificate	Bellingham, Online	6 Months	Yes	No
Mobile Technologies Certificate	Bellingham, Online	6 Months	Yes	No
Web Development Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Home Visitor/Family Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Social Work Bachelor	Bellingham	2 Years	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization Outdoor Learning Certificate	Bellingham	9 Months	Yes	No
Computer Information Systems - Network Administration Certificate	Bellingham, Online	15 Months	Yes	No
Business Administration Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Clerical Assistant Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Accounting Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Accounting Certificate	Bellingham, Online	15 Months	Yes	No
Computer Information Systems Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Computer Information Systems - Technical Support Certificate	Bellingham	9 Months	Yes	No
Cloud Computing Certificate	Bellingham	6 Months	Yes	No
Physical Therapist Assistant Associate	Bellingham, Online	15 Months	Yes	No
Office Administration Certificate	Bellingham, Online	1 Years	Yes	No
Payroll Accounting Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Paralegal Studies Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Paralegal Studies Certificate	Bellingham, Online	9 Months	Yes	No
Criminal Justice Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Medical Assisting Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Substance Use Disorder Professional Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Substance Use Disorder Professional Certificate	Bellingham, Online	15 Months	Yes	No
Medical Assisting Certificate	Bellingham, Online	15 Months	Yes	No
Criminal Justice Certificate	Bellingham, Online	12 Months	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education (Transfer) Associate	Bellingham, Online	2 Years	Yes	No
Physical Therapist Assistant - Part-time, online/hybrid Associate	Bellingham, Online	27 Months	Yes	No
Criminal Justice - Computer Forensics Associate	Bellingham	2 Years	Yes	No
UAS Fleet Management Certificate	Bellingham, Online	6 Months	Yes	No

Details
Program name: Nursing Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Cybersecurity Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education: State Certificate Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 1 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Administration Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - General Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 6 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Family Child Care Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Infants and Toddlers Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - School Age Care Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Initial Certificate Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 3 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Governmental / Not-for-Profit Accounting Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 1 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Individual Income Tax Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Massage Therapist Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: QuickBooks Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: IT Networking - Cybersecurity Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Industrial Control Systems (SCADA) Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 6 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Mobile Technologies Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 6 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Web Development Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization - Home Visitor/Family Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Social Work Location: Bellingham Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education, State Short Certificate of Specialization Outdoor Learning Location: Bellingham Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Computer Information Systems - Network Administration Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 15 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Business Administration Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Clerical Assistant Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Accounting Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Accounting Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 15 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Computer Information Systems Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Computer Information Systems - Technical Support Location: Bellingham Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Cloud Computing Location: Bellingham Length: 6 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Physical Therapist Assistant Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 15 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Office Administration Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 1 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Payroll Accounting Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Paralegal Studies Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Paralegal Studies Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 9 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Criminal Justice Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Medical Assisting Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Substance Use Disorder Professional Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Substance Use Disorder Professional Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 15 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Medical Assisting Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 15 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Criminal Justice Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 12 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Early Childhood Education (Transfer) Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Physical Therapist Assistant - Part-time, online/hybrid Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 27 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: Criminal Justice - Computer Forensics Location: Bellingham Length: 2 Years ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No
Program name: UAS Fleet Management Location: Bellingham, Online Length: 6 Months ETPL: Yes Workforce Pell: No

Whatcom Community College

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Whatcom Community College

Whatcom Community College at a glance

Academics at Whatcom Community College

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Licensing or regulatory agencies

Accreditation

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