Coastal Bend College
Beeville, TX · Public two-year · Town: Remote
3,792undergraduates
$4,040average net price per year
11%finish in 3 years
43%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
20 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- General Studies Associate (252 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (5)
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate (26 awarded)
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Certificate (1-2 years) (51 awarded)
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Certificate (under 1 year) (20 awarded)
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer Associate (11 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (44 awarded)
Precision production (1)
- Welding Technology/Welder Certificate (under 1 year) (68 awarded), Associate (2 awarded)
Culinary, entertainment, and personal services (1)
- Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General Certificate (under 1 year) (10 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (31 awarded), Associate (2 awarded)
Transportation and materials moving (1)
- Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Certificate (under 1 year) (30 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (3)
- Criminal Justice/Police Science Certificate (under 1 year) (8 awarded), Associate (2 awarded)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Associate (1 awarded)
- Forensic Science and Technology Certificate (under 1 year) (5 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (1 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Certificate (under 1 year) (7 awarded), Associate (6 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Care Provider/Assistant Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (4 awarded), Associate (7 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (2)
- Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (1 awarded)
- Petroleum Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians (1)
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (2 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-district
- $2,933
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $4,793
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $5,243
- Housing and food on campus
- $7,001
- Books and supplies
- $2,600
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,507
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $16,901
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $17,351
- Total cost living at home
- $11,834
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $2,627 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $3,366 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $5,762 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $9,158 |
| Over $110,000 | $9,469 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 96%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,370
- Got a grant from the college
- 41%
- Average grant from the college
- $1,301
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 28%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 11%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,637
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 22%
- Finished in 3 years
- 11%
- Finished in 4 years
- 22%
- Came back for year two
- 43%
| Pell grant students | 11% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 8% |
| Neither | 11% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 363 | 13% |
| Men | 289 | 8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 5 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 29 | 17% |
| Hispanic | 451 | 13% |
| White | 142 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 22 | 0% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 398 | 33% | 0% |
| Started here, part-time | 223 | 17% | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 115 | 35% | 0% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 96 | 36% | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 3,792
- Undergraduates
- 3,792
- Full-time undergraduates
- 734
- Part-time undergraduates
- 3,058
- Students per faculty member
- 23 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 14%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 53%
| Women | 64% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 2% |
| Hispanic | 78% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 16% |
| Two or more races | 0% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 3800 Charco Rd, Beeville, TX, 78102
- County
- Bee County
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NJCAA
- Offers
- Weekend or evening classes, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.