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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.

  • Shoreline College
  • Yakima Valley College

What stands out

Shoreline College has the lower average net price, Yakima Valley College reports the higher graduation rate, Shoreline College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Shoreline 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.

Shoreline College compared with Yakima Valley College
MetricShoreline CollegeShoreline, WAPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debtHighest median earningsYakima Valley CollegeYakima, WAPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rate
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$8,585lowest$11,843
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$16,671$21,199
In-state tuition$5,115$5,312
Out-of-state tuition$7,905$5,873
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.29%31%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$12,021lowest$13,966
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$52,009highest$43,499
Campus
Undergraduates3,0462,770

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.