Big Bend Community College Overview

Big Bend Community College is a public institution located in Moses Lake, Washington. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Moses Lake draws many to the area.

What Is Big Bend Community College Known For?

• Students at Big Bend Community College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Big Bend Community College.
• In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Big Bend Community College?

Contact details for Big Bend Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7662 Chanute St Ne, Moses Lake, WA 98837-3299
Phone:	509-793-2222
Website:	www.bigbend.edu

How Do I Get Into Big Bend Community College?

You can apply to Big Bend Community College online at: https://www.public.ctc.edu/ApplicantWebClient/Applicant/ApplWelcome.aspx

Since Big Bend Community 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 Big Bend Community 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 Big Bend Community College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $5,310 a year. That adds up to $21,240 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Big Bend Community College is 2.8%. 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.

Big Bend Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,778 undergraduate students at Big Bend Community College, with 1,262 being full-time and 516 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,262 full-time undergraduates at Big Bend Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Big Bend Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	523
White	601
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	103

Over 8 countries are represented at Big Bend Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Big Bend Community College

In 2020-2021, 1,312 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Big Bend Community College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Big Bend Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Big Bend Community College was 98.7%. This is the #426 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Big Bend Community College 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.