Data Processing programs in Washington
18 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Washington
Computer Occupations, All Other in Washington earn a median of $128,940 a year across 14,360 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Data Processing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.