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Wenatchee Valley College
United States of America

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Official website: https://www.wvc.edu
Tel:Phone: 509-682-6800
Address:1300 Fifth Street Wenatchee, WA  98801-1799 United States

Wenatchee Valley College is a public community college in Washington State, USA. Here is a detailed introduction about it:

History:

The college was originally opened as a private college in 1939, supported by donations from 51 local residents. In 1941, it was incorporated into the Washington State public education system. Initially, courses were held on the third floor of the former Wenatchee High School at King Street and Idaho Street. Later, the campus continued to develop and was moved and expanded many times.

In 1967, the 15th Community College District was established, expanding the service area of ​​Wenatchee Valley College to include Chelan County, Douglas County, and Okanogan County. A satellite campus was established in Omak, and a new campus was built near downtown Omak in the mid-1970s.

Campus environment:

Campus distribution: The college has two campuses, one is the main campus in downtown Wenatchee, and the other is the Omak campus.

Campus facilities: The main campus has been continuously expanded and upgraded, adding parking spaces, new teaching buildings and other facilities. For example, Wenatchi Hall, which opened in September 2007, has an area of ​​82,000 square feet (7,600 square meters) and provides more teaching space for courses such as Allied Health, Safety Programs, Science, and Mathematics.

Academic Programs:

Degree Programs: Continuing Education Programs, Two-Year Associate Degree Programs, and Four Bachelor Degree Programs.

Professional Fields: A wide range of majors, covering agriculture, business, computer science, education, engineering technology, health professions, and other fields. For example, agricultural production operations, business administration, computer systems and communication networks, early childhood education, and medical clinical assistants.

Transfer Programs: Provide high-level courses for students who want to transfer to four-year colleges or comprehensive universities. There are transfer agreements with some four-year universities to help students smoothly transition to higher-level education.

Faculty: Have a professional team of teachers who have rich teaching experience and expertise in their respective fields and are committed to providing students with quality education and guidance.

Student population: Students come from different ethnic and economic backgrounds, and the college's "Running Start" program attracts many high school juniors and seniors to the college to study college courses in advance.

School Accreditation: Accredited by the Northwest Regional College and University Commission, and its medical-related majors are accredited by the National League for Nursing and the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Sciences.