Lower Columbia College Teaching Programs

Lower Columbia College is a public institution located in Longview, Washington. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Lower Columbia College?

Contact details for LCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1600 Maple Street, Longview, WA 98632
Phone:	360-442-2311
Website:	lowercolumbia.edu

How Do I Get Into LCC?

You can apply to LCC online at: www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Since Lower Columbia College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Lower Columbia College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LCC, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $4,906 a year. That adds up to $19,624 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LCC is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lower Columbia College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,164 undergraduate students at LCC, with 1,227 being full-time and 937 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,227 full-time undergraduates at LCC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lower Columbia College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	29
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	129
White	909
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	121

Over 7 countries are represented at LCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Australia, and Finland.

Online Learning at Lower Columbia College

In 2020-2021, 1,859 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LCC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of LCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lower Columbia College was 52.4%. This is the #421 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at LCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.