Spokane Falls Community College Rankings

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Ranking Category
#5954 of 14,131 In the World
#1668 of 2,597 In North America
#1582 of 2,496 In the United States
#34 of 57 In Washington
#3 of 4 In Spokane

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
100%
Aid receiving
62%
Undergraduates
3,903
Male:Female Ratio
40:60
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Bachelor's degree

Spokane Falls Community College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Spokane Falls Community College has an acceptance rate of 100% and is among the 23% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

1,327 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,486 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Spokane Falls Community College has an open admission policy (non-competitive). The only requirement is a certificate of attendance or a highschool diploma or a General Educational Development certificate.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 2468 (64%)
Hispanic 425 (11%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 391 (10%)
Two or more races 310 (8%)
Black or African American 109 (3%)
Asian 95 (2%)
Nonresident Alien 44 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 20 (0.5%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 (0.3%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$5,993
Students receiving aid
62%

Tuition and fees

Undergraduates
Tuition in-district $3,196
Tuition in-state $3,196
Tuition out-of-state $4,089
Fee in-district $862
Fee in-state $862
Fee out-of-state $1,405

Spokane Falls Community College majors

Spokane Falls Community College has granted 19 bachelor's degrees across 2 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Spokane Falls Community College.

Major Associate Bachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 587
Business & Commerce, General 40
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 31
Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling 21
Commercial and Advertising Art 18
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 16
Family and Community Services 14
Interior Design 12
Computer Support Specialist 11
Information Technology 11
Library and Archives Assisting 11
Physical Therapy Assistant 11
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 9
Occupational Therapist Assistant 9
Business Administration and Management, General 8
Photographic and Film & Video Technology & Technician 7
Physical Sciences, General 7
Recording Arts Technology & Technician 7
Commercial Photography 6
Hearing Instrument Specialist 6
Orthotist & Prosthetist 6
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 6
Computer Science 5
Mechanical Engineering 5
Office Management and Supervision 5
Teacher Assistant & Aide 5
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 4
Digital Marketing 3
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 3
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 3
Chemical Engineering 2
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 1
Photojournalism 1
Grand Total 874 19

Spokane Falls Community College has a graduation rate of 30%, which is among the 12% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 30% 28% 34%

Publications & Citations

Spokane Falls Community College has published 54 scientific papers with 672 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Law, Biology, Engineering, Environmental Science, and Computer Science.

Publications
54
Citations
672

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
39 / 496
Medicine
22 / 544
Sociology
22 / 422
Psychology
21 / 354
Political Science
20 / 315
Law
20 / 315
Biology
18 / 274
Engineering
17 / 211
Environmental Science
17 / 254
Computer Science
16 / 142
Philosophy
16 / 116
Chemistry
13 / 264
Business
12 / 285
Mathematics
12 / 208
Geography and Cartography
10 / 23
Physics
10 / 167
History
10 / 23
Archaeology
9 / 23
Psychiatry
9 / 247
Ecology
8 / 200
Botany
8 / 103
Education Majors
8 / 75
Geology
8 / 205
Linguistics
8 / 52
Quantum and Particle physics
7 / 146
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
7 / 63
Public Health
7 / 336
Math Teachers
7 / 70
Economics
7 / 195
Child Psychology
6 / 171
Art & Design
6 / 17
Organic Chemistry
6 / 154
Anthropology
6 / 22
Genetics
6 / 181
Nursing
6 / 205
Library and Information science
5 / 22
Management
5 / 172
Demography
5 / 314
Social Psychology
5 / 143
Computer Networking
5 / 59

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 1 4
1993 1 15
1994 1 9
1995 3 21
1996 3 17
1997 0 16
1998 0 20
1999 1 13
2000 0 22
2001 0 12
2002 2 8
2003 0 12
2004 3 16
2005 1 13
2006 2 14
2007 1 24
2008 4 24
2009 1 23
2010 3 22
2011 0 18
2012 1 22
2013 2 36
2014 0 35
2015 1 27
2016 2 19
2017 2 27
2018 0 24
2019 0 31
2020 1 28
2021 2 25
2022 0 20
2023 0 19
2024 5 15

Notable alumni

  1. Myles Kennedy

    Myles Kennedy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    composersinger-songwriterguitaristsinger
    Biography

    Myles Richard Bass, known professionally as Myles Kennedy, is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge and of Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators alongside guitarist Slash. A former guitar instructor from Spokane, Washington, Kennedy has worked as a session musician and songwriter, making both studio and live appearances with several artists, and has been involved with several projects throughout his career.

  2. Todd McFarlane

    Todd McFarlane
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    screenwritercomics artistbusinesspersoncartoonistfilm actor
    Biography

    Todd McFarlane is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as the artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series Spawn, as well as being the current President and a co-founder of Image Comics.

  3. Dan O'Brien

    Dan O'Brien
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    combined track and field event athletedecathlete
    Biography

    Daniel Dion O'Brien is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won the Olympic title in 1996, three consecutive world championships (1991, 1993, 1995), and set the world record in 1992.

  4. Sharon Calahan

    Sharon Calahan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    cinematographervisual artist
    Biography

    Sharon Calahan ASC is an American cinematographer who was director of photography on the Pixar films A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2 (1999), and Finding Nemo (2003), and was lighting director for Ratatouille (2007), Cars 2 (2011), and The Good Dinosaur (2015). She took part in the early rise of computer animated feature film making and the acceptance of that medium as cinematography. Calahan is the first member of the American Society of Cinematographers who was invited to join on the basis of a career entirely in animated film. She was nominated, with Bill Reeves, Eben Ostby, and Rick Sayre, for a 2000 BAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects for A Bug's Life.

General info

Total FTE staff 289
Carnegie classification Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional

Location and contacts

Address 3410 W Whistalks Way
Spokane, Washington, 99224-5288
United States
City population 229,000
Phone 5095333500