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Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA609 online only

Walla Walla Community College is a public community college in Walla Walla, WA, with about 2,373 students on campus.

Students on campus
2,373
plus 609 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,406
tuition and fees $5,279; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
38%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$43,526
higher than at 58% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Walla Walla Community College, in brief

Many students are adults coming back to school

50% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 37% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

Rent in Walla Walla is below the state median

Median rent in Walla Walla is $1,323 a month, 25% below the state median. Living in Walla Walla ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

2,418 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 46%Hispanic 32%Black 5%Asian 1%Two or more 6%

Women and men

Women 50%Men 50%
18 : 1
students per teacher
32%
get Pell grants (lower income)
12%
take federal loans
50%
undergrads 25 or older
37%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Walla Walla Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Walla Walla Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $19,268 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $6,700

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,279Books & supplies $528Other costs $13,461

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,406.

Tuition and fees are $5,279 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$9,301

About $18,602 over 2 years · 52% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
38%
within 1½ times the normal program length
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$43,526
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$14,000
about $148 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$148 a month against about $3,093 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

44%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 47% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$41k
Middle income$30–75k
$48k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 23%Liberal arts 22%Business 15%Mechanic & repair 11%Precision production 7%Education 6%Everything else 16%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations28 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Production Operations5 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Walla Walla

8% of Walla Walla’s 34,058 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Walla Walla pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Walla Walla Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.