Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA · Public · Large suburb · CBC
Public institution in Pasco, WA · 4,226 undergraduates · $46,680 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 11%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Average net price
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,302229th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,194219th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,239156th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,357240th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,829305th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,6801,260th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,2551,335th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.7%1,803rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,226559th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.1%1,502nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 172 mi (SEA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $62,012 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $48,265 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 6 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $322,058 (M $131,237 · W $190,821)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Columbia Basin College’s 4,226 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, WA · 4,248 undergrads
- Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA · 4,117 undergrads
- Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, WA · 4,114 undergrads
- Pierce College DistrictLakewood, WA · 4,487 undergrads
- Green River CollegeAuburn, WA · 4,573 undergrads
- Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, WA · 3,879 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE · 4,231 undergrads
- Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, UT · 4,244 undergrads
- Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 4,244 undergrads
- University of Southern MainePortland, ME · 4,245 undergrads
- Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA · 4,254 undergrads
- Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, KY · 4,184 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecolumbiabasin.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 234979)
- Compare colleges in WARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Tacoma Community CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Columbia Basin College vs Tacoma Community CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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