Finance & Financial Management at Whatcom Community College

If you are interested in studying finance & financial management, you may want to check out the program at Whatcom Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 2,719 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Finance & Financial Management section at the bottom of this page.

Whatcom Community College Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Finance (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Finance

Whatcom Community College Finance & Financial Management Rankings

Finance Student Demographics at Whatcom Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Whatcom Community College.

Whatcom Community College Finance & Financial Management Associate’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of finance associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in finance only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at Whatcom Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in finance at Whatcom Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Whatcom Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in finance graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Whatcom Community College with a associate's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

The following finance concentations are available at Whatcom Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Whatcom Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Banking and Financial Support Services	2

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Whatcom Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Tellers	11,040	$34,240
Loan Officers	6,940	$74,830
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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