Graduates (2010-2011)* |
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| Degrees and Certificates Awarded: | 1,863 |
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| ****Students Completing Programs: | 1,494 |
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Employment Rate of Students Who
Complete Programs: | 73% |
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| Students Who Successfully Transferred: | 359 |
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Faculty and Staff (2010-2011)* |
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| Teaching Faculty: | 314 |
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| Non-Teaching Faculty: | 24 |
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| Classified: | 145 |
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| Administrative: | 12 |
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| Professional/Technical: | 16 |
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| Total: | 510 |
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Office of Institutional Research
SCC at a Glance
Service Area
In conjunction with the Spokane Falls Community College and the Institute for Extended Learning, SCC serves a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington
extending from the Canadian border to the Oregon border. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, Pend Oreille Counties, and portions of Lincoln County.
Main Campus
The campus includes 23 administrative, academic, and support buildings located on 148 acres next to the Spokane River midway between the
cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley.
Off-Campus
An additional 10 acres is utilized for off-campus facilities to house:
- Apprenticeship and Journeyman Training Center
- Aviation Hangar at Felts Field airport
- Central Receiving
Accreditation
SCC is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.
Tuition (2010-2011)
Approximate annual (assumes 15 credits per quarter for three quarters): $3,497
(Does not include lab fees, books or supplies)
Programs of Study Offered
SCC currently offers 99 associate degrees and 100 professional certificates in 126 programs of
study.
(For details on programs, degrees, and certificates, see Programs.)
The estimated employment rate of SCC professional-technical students is over 80% for students who complete their
program, and over 70% for those who attend a program, even if they don't complete it.
Student Profile (2010-2011)*
(For more detailed Student Profile reports, see Student Profiles in the Institutional Research area.)
| | State
Supported | Contract &
Self-Support |
All Students |
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| Annual FTE Students: | 6,546 | 398 | 6,943 |
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| Annual Head Count: | 10,928 | 2,001 | 12,929 |
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Student Demographics
Self-Reported Ethnicity: | SCC
Students |
Percent | **Service Area
Population |
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| African American | 266 | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Asian | 236 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Caucasian | 8,186 | 81.5% | 88.8% |
| Hispanic | 559 | 5.6% | 2.9% |
| Multi-Racial | 400 | 4.0% | 0.8% |
| Native American | 215 | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Other | 135 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander or Hawaiian | 52 | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Sex: |
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| Female | 5,476 | 49.4% | |
| Male | 5,610 | 50.6% |
| Age: |
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| Average | 29.3 |
| Median | 26.5 |
| Tuition Status: |
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| Resident | 7,856 | 70.0% |
| Apprenticeship | 1,395 | 12.4% |
| Non-Resident, Operating Fee Waiver | 653 | 5.8% |
| Military: Vet, Dep, Spouse; Police, Fire | 32 | 0.3% |
| Over 18 credit, exempt, Resident | 633 | 5.6% |
| Running Start | 298 | 2.7% |
| Refugees | 9 | 0.1% |
| State Employee | 26 | 0.2% |
| I-BEST | 15 | 0.1% |
| Senior Citizen | 15 | 0.1% |
| National Guard | 6 | 0.1% |
| Athletic Waivers | 0 | 0.0% |
| Attend Full-Time (12 or more credits): | 7,349 | 65.5% |
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| Attend Part-Time: | 3,871 | 34.5% |
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| Why Do Students Attend SCC? |
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| Workforce Training | 7,898 | 70.4% |
| Transfer to Another College | 2,943 | 26.2% |
| Other | 315 | 2.8% |
| Basic Skills Training | 64 | 0.6% |
| Sources: |
| * | Unless otherwise noted, data in these sections was obtained from
SBCTC Academic Year Report. |
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| ** | U.S. Census 2010 |
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| *** | CCS Fall Student Profile for SCC |
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| **** | Some students complete certificate programs and degree programs
in the same year. |
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