by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Columbia Basin College was awarded 84 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is radiation protection/health physics technician.
CBC is ranked #1,181 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list.
CBC is also ranked #22 out of 51 schools in Washington.
If you are worried about getting into Columbia Basin College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
Learn more about Columbia Basin College admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Columbia Basin College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Columbia Basin College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Columbia Basin College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,745 undergraduates at CBC with 3,770 being full-time and 2,975 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,704 | $8,964 | $11,513 | $14,436 | $16,105 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CBC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 CBC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,918 a year. That adds up to $19,672 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CBC is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Columbia Basin College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Columbia Basin College.
Contact details for CBC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2600 N 20Th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301 |
| Phone: | 509-547-0511 |
| Website: | www.columbiabasin.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 93 | $47,433 |
| Information Technology | 37 | $51,473 |
| Nursing | 20 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 17 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 3 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 0 | NA |
| Marketing | 0 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 0 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 0 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2019-2020, 5,972 students took at least one online class at Columbia Basin College. This is an increase from the 2,899 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 5,972 | 5,501 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,899 | 1,096 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,692 | 1,043 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,580 | 938 |
| 2015-2016 | 2,402 | 858 |
Learn more about online learning at Columbia Basin College.
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
