Whatcom Community College was one of three schools to receive the Progress and Succeed Award from Hobsons, an education software and services company, in July 2014. WCC is among the first community colleges in the nation to earn this distinction. In October 2014, the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security designated Whatcom Community College as a national center of academic excellence in information assurance and cyber defense.

All of the Orcas' home games are held in either the Pavilion or the Orca athletic field on campus.

Basketball begins in mid-November and runs through the end of February. Soccer and volleyball seasons begin in September and end in late November. WCC has intercollegiate teams in three sports: men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball. WCC competes in the Northern Region of the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC). WCC's 72-acre campus, located in north Bellingham, is made up of 12 buildings: Auxiliary Services Building, Baker Hall, Cascade Hall, Foundation Building, Health Professions Education Center, Heiner Center, Kelly Hall, Kulshan Hall, Laidlaw Center, Pavilion, Roe Studio, and Syre Student Center. 4,056 Community & Continuing Education students annually.300+ international students from 30 countries.1,110 Running Start students annually (569 FTE).42% first-generation (of degree/certificate seeking students).21% students of color (of degree/certificate seeking students).

53% attending full-time (12 credits or more).

76% from Whatcom County (of students 20 and younger).

Whatcom offers transfer degrees, professional and technical training programs, basic education, job skills, online courses, and Community & Continuing Education classes. Established in 1967, Whatcom has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1976. Whatcom Community College ( WCC or Whatcom) is a public community college in Bellingham, Washington, in Whatcom County.

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