Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA · Public two-year · Town: Remote
1,786undergraduates
$12,650average net price per year
37%finish in 3 years
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
24 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)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate (271 awarded)
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians (3)
- Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (31 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
- Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (39 awarded)
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (44 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
Education (1)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Certificate (under 1 year) (70 awarded), Associate (16 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (4)
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (6 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Associate (15 awarded)
- Office Management and Supervision Associate (2 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (4)
- Medical Office Management/Administration Associate (2 awarded)
- Medical/Clinical Assistant Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded), Associate (8 awarded)
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Certificate (under 1 year) (16 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (15 awarded)
Transportation and materials moving (2)
- Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew Associate (14 awarded)
- Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor Certificate (under 1 year) (23 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Associate (1 awarded)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate (9 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Agricultural Production Operations, General Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded), Associate (6 awarded)
Construction trades (1)
- Electrician Associate (7 awarded)
Precision production (1)
- Welding Technology/Welder Associate (5 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Physical Sciences, General Associate (4 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Police Science Associate (3 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (2)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate (1 awarded)
- Robotics Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $4,909
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $5,443
- Housing and food on campus
- $19,422
- Books and supplies
- $762
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,888
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $28,981
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $29,515
- Total cost living at home
- $9,559
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $9,385 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,043 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $12,029 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $12,906 |
| Over $110,000 | $18,407 |
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
- 66%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 60%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $7,228
- Got a grant from the college
- 32%
- Average grant from the college
- $1,541
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 29%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 6%
- Average amount borrowed
- $11,425
Graduation
- Finished in 3 years
- 37%
- Transferred to another college
- 18%
| Pell grant students | 36% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 46% |
| Neither | 36% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 617 | 39% | 24% |
| Started here, part-time | 221 | 30% | 29% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 764 | 59% | 11% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 824 | 45% | 17% |
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
- 1,786
- Undergraduates
- 1,786
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,307
- Part-time undergraduates
- 479
- Students per faculty member
- 16 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 91%
- From out of state
- 7%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 26%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 31%
| Women | 58% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 1% |
| Hispanic | 47% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 40% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 6% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 7662 Chanute St NE, Moses Lake, WA, 98837-3299
- County
- Grant County
- Part of
- Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Offers
- Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
- 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.