General Physical Sciences at Columbia Basin College

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

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 General Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

CBC General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Science

CBC General Physical Sciences Rankings

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.

Physical Science Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC General Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of physical science associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical science at CBC are white. Around 60% 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 physical science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science 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
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600

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.