Computer Programming at Columbia Basin College

What traits are you looking for in a programming school? To help you decide if Columbia Basin College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's programming program.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

CBC Computer Programming Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Programming

CBC Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at CBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Columbia Basin College.

CBC Computer Programming Associate’s Program

29% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at CBC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at CBC are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Basin College with a associate's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Basin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	2

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920
Web Developers	5,880	$94,060
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,940	$81,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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