Wenatchee Valley College

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#8979 / #2378
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.

Wenatchee Valley College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2378
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,475
Graduation rate
36%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,759

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About Wenatchee Valley College

According to Wikipedia, Wenatchee Valley College is a public community college in Wenatchee, Washington. The college provides students with adult education classes, certifications, associate degrees, and four bachelor's degrees. WVC's primary service district is one of the largest in the state, serving an area larger than Massachusetts, at more than .

Wenatchee Valley College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
36%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Wenatchee Valley College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,475
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$15,487
30K - 48K$15,781
48K - 75K$16,054
75K - 110K$20,059
110K+$26,767

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Wenatchee Valley College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Wenatchee Valley College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,574 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Wenatchee Valley College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
3,6153,615

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Wenatchee Valley College?

Wenatchee Valley College is located at 1300 Fifth St, Wenatchee, WA 98801-1799.

How Safe is Wenatchee Valley College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Wenatchee Valley College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Wenatchee Valley College has a violent crime rate of 0.03% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Wenatchee has a violent crime rate of 0.24% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.82%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Wenatchee Valley College Known For?

Wenatchee Valley College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Wenatchee Valley College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Wenatchee Valley College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#1806
World Rank
#1806
Historical Rank
#692
USA Rank

Wenatchee Valley College ranks #692 in the U.S. and #1806 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#5555
World Rank
#5558
Historical Rank
#1362
USA Rank

Wenatchee Valley College ranks #1362 in the U.S. and #5555 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Business
#6963
World Rank
#6964
Historical Rank
#1923
USA Rank

Wenatchee Valley College ranks #1923 in the U.S. and #6963 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Criminal Justice
#3817
World Rank
#3820
Historical Rank
#1942
USA Rank

Wenatchee Valley College ranks #1942 in the U.S. and #3817 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Engineering
#9379
World Rank
#9385
Historical Rank
#2009
USA Rank

Wenatchee Valley College ranks #2009 in the U.S. and #9379 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#8383
World Rank
#8387
Historical Rank
#2153
USA Rank

Wenatchee Valley College ranks #2153 in the U.S. and #8383 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Medical
#13180
World Rank
#13181
Historical Rank
#3678
USA Rank

Wenatchee Valley College ranks #3678 in the U.S. and #13180 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees