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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at CBC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at CBC are white. Around 58% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

CBC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to 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 2% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Columbia Basin College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia Basin College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	70

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.