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Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute landed the #1,071 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is also ranked #24 out of 50 schools in Washington.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Bellingham Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Bellingham Technical College is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bellingham Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,848 undergraduates at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute with 1,127 being full-time and 721 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,802 | $2,059 | $6,825 | $11,098 | $12,414 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $7,904 a year. That adds up to $31,616 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3028 Lindbergh Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225-1599 |
| Phone: | 360-752-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.btc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 106 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 89 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 71 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 62 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 50 | NA |
| Nursing | 49 | NA |
| General Engineering Technology | 44 | NA |
| Marketing | 38 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 38 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 37 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 812 students took at least one online class at Bellingham Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,393 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 812 | 359 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,393 | 897 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,326 | 1,001 |
| 2018-2019 | 797 | 272 |
Learn more about online learning at Bellingham Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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