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Is Skagit Valley College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Skagit Valley, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Skagit Valley sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $43,505 helps, but median debt of $13,805 plus yearly net price of $6,064 creates a tighter path. For context, Skagit Valley's net price is about 36% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$8,365
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $4,790 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $19,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$6,064
Median earnings 10 years out
$43,505
Median debt at graduation
$13,805
Graduation rate
35%
At Skagit Valley, a typical graduate carries about $13,805 in student debt and earns roughly $43,505 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $157 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Skagit Valley is a two year school in Mount Vernon, WA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Skagit Valley
The median net price at Skagit Valley is $6,064 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →