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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Bellevue College
  • Clark College

What stands out

Bellevue College has the lower average net price, Clark College reports the higher graduation rate, Bellevue College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Clark College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Bellevue College compared with Clark College
MetricBellevue CollegeBellevue, WAPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest median earningsClark CollegeVancouver, WAPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$11,430lowest$11,465
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$20,309$19,668
In-state tuition$4,436$5,233
Out-of-state tuition$10,502$11,183
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.35%37%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$12,375$10,881lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$56,310highest$42,356
Campus
Undergraduates7,3644,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.