page_title: Clark College
section_title: Academics
hierarchical_section_title: Clark College / Academics
caption_attribution_description: English: Snapshot of the annual Spring Thing end of the academic year celebrations at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington.
context_page_description: Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington. With 11,500 students, Clark College is the largest institution of higher education in southwest Washington. Founded in 1933 as a private two-year junior college, Clark College received its first accreditation in 1937 and has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1948. It was incorporated into the statewide community college system in 1967.
context_section_description: Clark College offers more than 100 options for earning a bachelor degree, associate degree, certificate. Additionally, its Transitional Studies program serves adult students seeking to earn their high school diploma or equivalent, learn English as a Second Language, or gain basic skills and job-training programs; courses for transfer to four-year institutions; online courses; and articulations with other colleges that offer students a seamless transfer. Through its Economic and Community Development program, the college also offers non-credit classes for professional development, personal enrichment and customized workplace training.
  Clark College now offers three Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs: Dental Hygiene, Applied Management, and Human Services. A fourth bachelor's degree program in Cybersecurity has been approved and will be offered in fall 2020.
  The college hosts one of the largest Running Start programs in the state. This popular Washington state program allows high school students to earn college credit while still in high school. Many Running Start students graduate with both their high school diploma and their associate degree.
  The average quarterly enrollments is approximately 11,000 students, and the average class size is 17.6 students. Three-quarters of Clark's student body are first-generation college students; more than a third are Students of Color; and almost a quarter of Clark students have dependent children.
caption: 2010 Spring Thing Celebration - an annual end-of-the-academic-year celebration hosted by the ASCC for Clark College students.
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