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Nursing at Columbia Basin College

If you plan to study nursing, 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 approximately 6,745 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from CBC.

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

CBC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

CBC Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at CBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Nursing Associate Degree Schools 183
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 585
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 706

Nursing Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC Nursing Associate’s Program

88% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at CBC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

CBC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from CBC in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at CBC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at CBC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,950 $117,970
Nurse Practitioners 3,430 $117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540
Nurse Anesthetists 730 $195,610

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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