About 23.3 percent of the 1,590 degrees and certificates handed out by Walla Walla Community College in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Walla conferred 234 certificates and 136 associate’s degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 287 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 117 certificates in early childhood education and teaching and 109 associate’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.
The college enrolled 3,860 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 109 | – | 109 | |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | – | 104 | 104 | |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | – | 57 | 57 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | – | 24 | 24 | |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | – | 17 | 17 | |
| Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist | – | 16 | 16 | |
| Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 136 | 234 | 370 | 23.3 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 287 | – | 287 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 287 | – | 287 | 18 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician | 24 | 83 | 107 | |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | 14 | 21 | 35 | |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 12 | 19 | 31 | |
| Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General | 23 | 7 | 30 | |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | 8 | 15 | 23 | |
| Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | – | – | – | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | 81 | 145 | 226 | 14.2 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 15 | 117 | 132 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | – | – | – | |
| Teacher Assistant/Aide | – | – | – | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 15 | 117 | 132 | 8.3 |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 5 | 53 | 58 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 14 | 11 | 25 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | 20 | – | 20 | |
| General Office Occupations and Clerical Services | – | 11 | 11 | |
| Office Management and Supervision | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Banking and Financial Support Services | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 45 | 75 | 120 | 7.6 |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General | 33 | – | 33 | |
| Viticulture and Enology | 24 | 5 | 29 | |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Crop Production | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services, Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Agricultural Mechanization, Other | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Agricultural Business and Management, Other | – | – | – | |
| Agricultural Production Operations, General | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 100 | 7 | 107 | 6.7 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | 15 | 56 | 71 | |
| Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist | – | 20 | 20 | |
| Machine Tool Technology/Machinist | – | – | – | |
| Precision Production total | 15 | 76 | 91 | 5.7 |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 7 | 38 | 45 | |
| Building/Property Maintenance | – | 39 | 39 | |
| Electrician | – | – | – | |
| Construction Trades total | 7 | 77 | 84 | 5.3 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | – | 54 | 54 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | – | 54 | 54 | 3.4 |
| Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster | 6 | 30 | 36 | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 13 | 30 | 43 | 2.7 |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Barbering/Barber | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | 20 | 2 | 22 | 1.4 |
| Physical Sciences | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 12 | – | 12 | 0.8 |
| Chemical Technology/Technician | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Science Technologies/Technicians total | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | – | – | – | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 10 | – | 10 | 0.6 |
| Surveying Technology/Surveying | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Engineering Technology, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 5 | – | 5 | 0.3 |
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 4 | – | 4 | 0.2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Engineering total | 2 | – | 2 | 0.1 |
| Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 2 | – | 2 | 0.1 |
| Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | – | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | – | – | – | – |
| Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary | – | – | – | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | – | – | – | – |
