Columbia Basin College Overview

Columbia Basin College is a public institution located in Pasco, Washington. Pasco is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Columbia Basin College Known For?

• The student loan default rate at CBC is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at CBC.
• In <nil>, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CBC makes roughly $44,022 a year. This is 8% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into CBC?

You can apply to CBC online at: www.columbiabasin.edu/index.aspx?page=68

Since Columbia Basin 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 Columbia Basin College?

The overall average net price of CBC is $17,826. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CBC, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $5,055 a year. That adds up to $20,220 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CBC is 2.1%. 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.

Columbia Basin College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,089 undergraduate students at CBC, with 3,274 being full-time and 2,815 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,274 full-time undergraduates at CBC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia Basin College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	75
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	1,470
White	1,369
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	313

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia Basin College. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at CBC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ukraine, Vietnam, and Rwanda.

Online Learning at Columbia Basin College

In 2020-2021, 5,130 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CBC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of CBC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Columbia Basin College was 106.9%. This is the #407 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CBC 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.