Facts and Figures

What's WWCC Cost?

Student Expense Budgets for Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters.

	WA resident living with parents	WA resident living away from parents/Independent
Tuition and Fees	$2,718**	$2,718**
Books and Supplies	924	924
Tools and Tool Box (two years)	2,200	2,200
Room and Board Allowance	2,520	7,140
Transportation Allowance	1,362	1,362
Personal, etc	1,524	1,608
TOTALS	$ 9,268	$ 15,952
** Add $1,146 for non-resident tuition

What can an Automotive Technician earn?

Entry Level after graduation:	$9.61 per hour (average wage)
Three Years experience:	$10.00 to $16.20 (usually some benefits)
Journeyman Automotive Technician:	$17.00 to $26.00 (In Southeast Washington. Also benefits.)

Associated Press, Wednesday, June 20, 2001

Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan said "The days when a high school or college education would serve a person throughout his/her working life are gone. Learning will increasingly need to be a lifelong activity".

Supply and Demand Stats in SE Washington.
(Does not include Pasco, Kennewick and Richland)

Check out www.wilma.org for information on the employment economy in Washington State.