FourYearCost

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WAPublicRank 1107 of 1,732

Heads-up: 39% of undergraduates here are part-time and 21% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$9,416
119 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$8,947
903 recipients
The drop
$470
5.0% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$9,416Later years$8,947

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$2,121
$30–48k$6,945
$48–75k$7,399
$75–110k$11,503
$110k+$14,885

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$4,095
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$4,226
Change$131 (+3.2%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$5,555

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$3,6002018-19$3,8342019-20$3,9152020-21$4,0042021-22$4,0952022-23$4,2262023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +17.4% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$3,7992020-21$6,8042021-22$7,5172022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years—
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)—
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants28%
Freshmen taking federal loans8%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,817
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)−$641

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all WA colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Central Washington University$8,970−$933
Eastern Washington University$8,756−$933
The Evergreen State College$10,278−$1,164
Washington State University$10,370−$1,516
Grays Harbor College$8,353−$493

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