Private for-profit · Community college
Carrington College-Spokane
Spokane, Washington · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $42,335
- Avg net price
- 42%
- Grad / completion
- $36,625
- Median earnings
Carrington College-Spokane is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Spokane, Washington (midsize city setting), enrolling 352 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city in and the county seat of Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington. The first humans to live in the Spokane area were hunter-gatherers that lived off plentiful fish and game; early human remains have been dated to 8,000 to 13,000 years ago. Spokane's main art districts are located in the Davenport Arts District, the Garland Business District, and East Sprague. The First Friday Artwalk, which occurs the first Friday of every month, is dedicated to local vendors and performers displaying art around downtown. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 7 miles to Spokane, WA
- To the ocean
- 230 miles
- Nearest airport
- 13 miles to Spokane (GEG) · major hub
How Carrington College-Spokane compares
Higher than 28% · #28 of 58 in Washington
Higher than 16%
Higher than 55% · #39 of 51 in Washington
Cheaper than 2% · #58 cheapest of 58 in Washington
Lower than 64%
Lower than 1%
Larger than 56%
Percentiles compare Carrington College-Spokane with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Washington.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women30386%
- Men4914%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White46%
- Black6.3%
- Hispanic21%
- Asian1.4%
- Other or multiracial25%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 352
- Student–faculty ratio
- 39 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Students over 25
- 63%
- Median family income
- $17,275
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $51,507
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $42,335
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 55%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,208
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,625
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,295
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 37%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (353 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Carrington College-Spokane funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $36,625
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,295
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 25%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 42%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $7,471 (21%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 26°F
- Annual rain
- 17.4″
- Annual snow
- 45.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spokane Felts Fld, WA US station (2.5 mi from campus).
What Carrington College-Spokane graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.