Our award-winning educational facilities offer hundreds of academic programs that equip local residents with the skills business professionals need—from electrical engineering, to graphic design, to nursing, you’ll find that Whatcom County offers an extremely talented, highly-educated workforce, with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow their skillset.
Whatcom County offers the training programs, internships, and courses that equip specialized and highly-skilled workers across all industries. Partner with local colleges to offer an exclusive internship, grow your employee’s skill sets with new training programs, reach out to schools for recruitment opportunities, start a new apprenticeship program, and more.
Aslan Brewery, for example, partnered with Bellingham Technical College’s culinary program to develop and improve their menu. Transition Bikes also actively recruits highly-skilled interns from Western Washington University. There are endless opportunities to partner with local higher education institutions to improve and grow your business.
You can also enjoy lectures by industry experts, take advantage of job fairs, partner with colleges to use their facilities, and much more. To learn more about higher education opportunities, contact any of the institutions below.
With more than 15,000 students and 160 academic programs, Western Washington University is Washington’s third largest university. WWU is the highest-ranking public, master’s-granting university in the Pacific Northwest.
Whatcom Community College serves 11,000 students annually; 79% of graduates will earn transfer degrees to continue their educations at four-year colleges or universities. The remaining 21% of graduates will earn professional-technical degrees in high-demand fields.
With a headcount of more than 5,000 students, Bellingham Technical College is the only two-year technical college in northwest Washington. Plus, BTC has an 82% job placement rate for recent graduates.
Located on the Lummi Indian Reservation, Northwest Indian College is the only accredited tribal college in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. With nearly 600 students, NWIC offers bachelor’s programs in Native Studies Leadership, Tribal Governance & Business Management, Native Environmental Science, and Community Advocates and Responsive Education (CARE) in Human Service, along with a variety of associate’s and certification programs.
