Match #1
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate—
- 3,046 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (public)
The colleges most similar to Lower Columbia College are Shoreline Community College, Big Bend Community College, and Olympic College. Lower Columbia College has an average net price of $7,341 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Lower Columbia College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Lower Columbia College
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Match #2
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 1,272 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (public)
Match #3
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 3,826 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 2,770 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 2,770 students, close to 1,932
Match #5
Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee, WA
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate—
- 1,759 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Enrollment 1,759 students, close to 1,932
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate—
- 2,418 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Enrollment 2,418 students, close to 1,932
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate—
- 1,010 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
South Seattle College
Seattle, WA
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate—
- 1,616 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,616 students, close to 1,932
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
Edmonds College
Lynnwood, WA
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 3,656 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 23%, close to 22%
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 2,477 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Enrollment 2,477 students, close to 1,932
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Lower Columbia College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Lower Columbia College?
The closest matches to Lower Columbia College are Shoreline Community College, Big Bend Community College, Olympic College, Yakima Valley College, and Wenatchee Valley College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
