Skagit Valley College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Skagit Valley College?

Skagit Valley College's published undergraduate tuition depends in part on residency. For 2024-25, the reported full-time tuition and required fees were approximately $5,400 for an in-state student and $7,410 for an out-of-state student. These are tuition-and-fee figures, not complete annual living-cost budgets.

• In-state full-time tuition: $4,772; required fees: $628, for a combined $5,400 in 2024-25.
• Out-of-state full-time tuition: $6,782; required fees: $628, for a combined $7,410 in 2024-25.
• Reported part-time tuition charges: $128 per credit for in-state students and $185 per credit for out-of-state students; additional charges may apply.

Books, supplies, transportation, food and housing add to the amount a student needs to budget. A separately reported median books-and-supplies figure is $525, while a room-and-board figure is $17,700; neither should be added uncritically to the 2024-25 tuition figures as though all three necessarily describe the same student, housing choice and reporting year. Program materials and clinical or laboratory expenses can also vary.

Published charges differ from net price, an estimate of cost after grant and scholarship aid. In the 2024-25 data, the average net price for students from families earning no more than $48,000 was $5,476; for the $48,001-$75,000 bracket, it was $7,109. Those averages are not individual aid offers.

Eligible students may pursue federal grants, Washington state aid, scholarships and, where appropriate, federal loans. Applying for aid and checking Washington residency eligibility are particularly consequential because the tuition difference and the student's living arrangement can materially change the final budget. About 68% of students received financial aid in the reported data, while 5% received student loans; neither figure says what an individual applicant will be offered.

What are the work-study opportunities at Skagit Valley College?

Students looking for paid work should distinguish Federal Work-Study from other part-time employment. Work-Study is need-based financial aid that allows an eligible student to earn wages through an approved job; it is not money paid automatically with a financial-aid award.

Students interested in Work-Study should complete the applicable financial-aid application and ask Skagit Valley College's financial-aid office about eligibility, available positions and the hiring process. Ordinary campus or community jobs may have different eligibility rules and are not necessarily part of a student's aid package.

For longer-term career planning, the college reports access to résumé assistance, interview preparation, career-interest resources, job listings and employer events. Those services can support a job search, but they should not be read as a placement guarantee. A student seeking an internship should also check their program's requirements: the college does not require an internship of every student.