Which Wenatchee Valley College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $6,936 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Wenatchee Valley College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Wenatchee Valley College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,267 a year, and $5,636 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,722 a year.

How many Wenatchee Valley College programs report graduate pay?

One bachelor's program, 3 associate's programs, and one certificate program at Wenatchee Valley College report first-year pay, and 4 of them also report federal debt.

Wenatchee Valley College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Wenatchee, WA
1,759 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

3 Wenatchee Valley College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($76,527), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($26,203). The median program pays $50,579. Wenatchee Valley College also has one bachelor's program and one certificate program that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,267Per year. Out-of-state $5,636

Average net price after aid$9,722Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

One bachelor's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Washington.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
NursingAbout 15 graduates a year	$86,059	Not reported	$12,247	6th of 15

Program names link to the program's own page, and Washington ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Washington. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
1	NursingAbout 56 graduates a year	$76,527	$83,466	$17,041	18th of 23
2	HVACAbout 7 graduates a year	$50,579	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 421 graduates a year	$26,203	$41,592	$6,936	16th of 24

Program names link to the program's own page, and Washington ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Washington programs in the field do too.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Washington.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 20 graduates a year	$38,841	$34,067	$9,626	3rd of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and Washington ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $76,527 in their first year, the most of 3 Wenatchee Valley College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Washington rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels