CLARK COLLEGE
1933 Fort Vancouver Way • Vancouver, WA 98663 • www.clark.edu
President: Bob Knight, 360-992-2101, rknight@clark.edu
Trustees: Jack Burkman, chair; Jada Rupley, Royce Pollard, Rekah Strong
KEY FACTS (Data from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise
noted)
Year Founded: 1933
Service Area: Clark, Skamania,
Klickitat counties
Legislative Districts: 14, 17, 18,
20, 49
Programs: 1 bachelor of applied
science, 46 associate degrees and 77
certificates in 44 programs of study.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Associate of Arts or Science
• Nursing
• Accounting
• Early Childhood Education
• Business Administration
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
23,175
9,802
15,187
7,337
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
Corrections
238
I-BEST
109
International Students
258
Running Start
2,168
Worker Retraining
419
STUDENT PROFILE — STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
26+52+11 53+47
11%
pre-college
11%
basic skills
26%
workforce
education
47%
full-time
53%
part-time
52%
academic/
transfer
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
8%
African American
4%
Native American
3%
Hispanic
13%
Other, Multiracial
3%
White/Caucasian74%
Gender:
Female
Male
57%
43%
Median Age:24
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
46%
Students who work
41%
Students with children
30%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Extraordinary From nationally recognized health sciences programs to innovative classes in mechatronics and LEAN
Education training, Clark College trains skilled professionals for a 21st century workforce. Clark also partners with
organizations, including the Columbia River Economic Development Council and the Southwest Washington
Workforce Development Council, to support economic development in our region and state. Educational
partnerships with Concordia, Eastern Washington, Marylhurst and Portland State universities — and our
longtime partner WSU Vancouver — provide seamless pathways for our students to earn bachelor’s
degrees. Our unique partnerships with the Washington State School for the Deaf and the Washington State
School for the Blind, both located within walking distance of our main campus in Vancouver’s Central Park,
provide outstanding educational opportunities for students from those schools.
Engaged Learners Clark College supports lifelong learning — in the classroom and beyond. Faculty members in fields including
automotive technology, music and communications studies have been honored nationally. Clark’s chapter
of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges; Phoenix, our student annual art and
literary publication; and The Independent, our student newspaper, regularly earn regional and national
honors. Clark also provides learning opportunities through its Diversity Center, Faculty Speaker Series, arts,
athletics, service learning and a vibrant array of multicultural events.
Enriched Community Clark is building for the future, breaking ground on a state-of-the-art STEM building on the main campus
and remodeling the culinary facility to relaunch the program in the fall of 2016. Clark College has one
of the highest Running Start program enrollments in the state. An increasingly diverse community, Clark
College students are successful when they graduate in the job market or in the many four-year colleges and
universities where we have transfer agreements.
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