Information Technology at Columbia Basin College

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Columbia Basin College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745. In 2021, 37 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from CBC.

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

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

CBC Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at CBC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
	58
Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	70
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	143
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	209
	257

How Much Do IT Graduates from CBC Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at CBC is $51,473. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $51,250 for all IT bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 94% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at CBC are white. Around 76% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CBC Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from CBC. About 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at CBC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 57% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CBC also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.