Academics
Skagit Valley College is unique in its study options. An instance of this, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Study Abroad and Weekend College. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Skagit Valley College.
- Popular majors:
- sixty-eight percent liberal arts, seven percent business per marketing, seven percent computer and information sciences, five percent health professions
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Parks/Leisure Facilities Management
- Personal and Culinary Services:
- Culinary Arts/Related Services
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Medical Assistance, Medical Transcription, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Practical, Prenursing
- Education:
- Early Childhood Education
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Commercial/Advertising Art
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric
- Security and Protective Services:
- Fire Science/Firefighting
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Administrative/Secretarial Services, Business Administration/Management, Hospitality/Recreation Marketing, Office Clerical Services
- Public Administration and Service:
- Human Services
- Computer Science:
- Computer Programming – General, Computer Programming – Specific Applications, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems
In addition, for international students, the application fee is 25.
