Information Technology at Columbia Basin College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the it program at Columbia Basin College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

CBC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

CBC Information Technology Rankings

The it major at CBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

IT Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of it associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in it at CBC are white. Around 57% 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CBC Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at CBC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a it 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
Computer & IS Security	53
Network & System Administration/Administrator	1

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Data Processing
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750

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
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.