Colleges: ranked by Fall 2006 enrollment

Bellingham Business Journal, Feb, 2008

Colleges ranked by Fall 2006 enrollment

Data current Oct. 26, 2007

DNR = did not report

-- = not available

    School name                         Phone         Fall 2006
    Street/Web address                   Fax          enrollment

1   Western Washington University     650-3000    12,979 head count;
    516 High St., Bellingham             --           12,194 FTE
    wwu.edu
2   Whatcom Community College         676-2170    6,800 head count;
    2 237 W. Kellogg Road,            676-2171        3,300 FTE
    Bellingham
    whatcom.ctc.edu
3   Bellingham Technical College      752-8300    3,500 head count,
    3028 Lindbergh Ave.,              676-2798        2,000 FTE
    Bellingham
    btc.ctc.edu
4   Northwest Indian College          676-2772     622 head count;
    4 2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham     392-4336         566 FTE
    nwic.edu

    School name                        President/        Last year's/
    Street/Web address                administrator       rank year
                                                         established

1   Western Washington University       Karen W.              1
    516 High St., Bellingham              Morse              1999
    wwu.edu
2   Whatcom Community College           Dr. Kathi             2
    2 237 W. Kellogg Road,            Hiyane-Brown           1967
    Bellingham
    whatcom.ctc.edu
3   Bellingham Technical College       Dr. Thomas             3
    3028 Lindbergh Ave.,                 Eckert              1957
    Bellingham
    btc.ctc.edu
4   Northwest Indian College             Cheryl               3
    4 2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham      Crazy Bull            1978
    nwic.edu

    School name                        Highest degree offered /
    Street/Web address                 student-to-teacher ratio /
                                       unique features of school

1   Western Washington University      teacher ratio / unique
    516 High St., Bellingham           features of school
    wwu.edu                            Master's degree / 19.4 to 1 /
                                       Outdoor sculpture collection,
                                       Vehicle Research Institute
2   Whatcom Community College          Associate in Arts & Science /
    2 237 W. Kellogg Road,             28 to 1 / student-centered
    Bellingham                         community college
    whatcom.ctc.edu
3   Bellingham Technical College       Associate in Arts & Science /
    3028 Lindbergh Ave.,               between 20 and 24 to 1 /
    Bellingham                         professional technical
    btc.ctc.edu                        education offering more than
                                       50 degrees
4   Northwest Indian College           Associate in Arts & Science /
    4 2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham      DNR / providing educational
    nwic.edu                           opportunities for Northwest
                                       Indians

Other companies were contacted, but either declined to respond,
provided inadequate information, or did not respond by press time.
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