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Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) Associate Degree → university transfer pathway

Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington, United States

United StatesLow-cost schoolbachelorOpen to Mongolian citizens

Whatcom is a 2-year community college (not a bachelor's-granting school itself) whose DTA/AS-T associate degrees guarantee transfer admission to named 4-year partners — a real but associate-degree-first pathway, and no official 50-100% scholarship for incoming international students was found.

TuitionUSD 12,339 / year2026-27 published international tuition for academic programs, full load (15 credits/quarter, 3 quarters). Total estimated cost of attendance (tuition + books + living + insurance) is $27,275.85/yr per WCC's own international cost page.
Living costUSD 14,936 / yearDerived as the remainder of WCC's published $27,275.85 total cost of attendance minus the $12,339.45 tuition figure; WCC does not itself break living costs out as a separate single line, so treat this subtraction with caution.
IntakesNot confirmed
Proof of funds for the visaUSD 27,276WCC's own published total estimated cost of attendance for one year (tuition+books+living+insurance), the figure typically used for I-20 financial documentation.

What the scholarship covers

International students are eligible for 'most' of WCC Foundation's 90+ scholarships (good academic standing required) but explicitly excluded from the SEECRS-2 program (up to $15,000/yr). No scholarship is marketed at a fixed 50% or 100% rate for incoming international students specifically.

What you need

  • Not confirmed from pages retrieved this session — WCC's international admission requirements page exists (whatcom.edu/academics/international-programs/apply-for-admission) but returned a 403 to direct fetch; English test minimums and academic admission criteria are null pending a re-check.
  • Proof of funds: USD 27,276WCC's own published total estimated cost of attendance for one year (tuition+books+living+insurance), the figure typically used for I-20 financial documentation.

Where it leads

Whatcom holds a signed Transfer Admission Agreement with Western Washington University (news.wwu.edu, official WWU news page): a completed DTA or AS-T degree at 2.5+ GPA guarantees admission to WWU. WCC also states it has 'Transfer Admission Guarantees with several well-known universities across the country' without naming them all on the page retrieved. No Mongolia-specific 1+3/2+2 agreement was found.

Visa

F-1 student visa via WCC-issued I-20 (SEVP certification not independently re-verified this session; see eligibilityNote).

Things to know

Accredited by NWCCU since 1976, most recent evaluation Spring 2026, described by NWCCU's own directory as 'substantially compliant' with no sanctions or warnings on file. WCC issues I-20s to international students (confirmed via its own International Programs admission pages); independent SEVP-certified-school-search confirmation was not completed this session (WebSearch budget exhausted) — recommend a direct studyinthestates.dhs.gov lookup before quoting this to a family.

The '50-100%' scholarship claim is not confirmed anywhere on whatcom.edu; the real Foundation pool tops out near $17,989, competitively awarded, open to international students only outside of SEECRS-2. English-test minimums and a named list of 4-year transfer partners could not be confirmed this session (pages blocked the direct fetch) — re-check before quoting.

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