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Big Bend Community College Data & Information Overview

6 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
11% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Big Bend Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Big Bend Community College Ranked?

#1,905 Best Colleges in Nation
#44 Best Colleges in WA
Medical Office Management/Administration Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Big Bend Community College was awarded 6 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is medical office management/administration.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Big Bend Community College is ranked #1,905 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Big Bend Community College held the #1,977 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 51 colleges in Washington, Big Bend Community College is ranked at #44.

See all of the rankings for Big Bend Community College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Big Bend Community College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Big Bend Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

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Big Bend Community College Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Big Bend Community College is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Big Bend Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Big Bend Community College

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Big Bend Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,359 Full-Time Undergraduates
48.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,892 undergraduates at Big Bend Community College with 1,359 being full-time and 533 being part-time.

How Much Does Big Bend Community College Cost?

$7,205 Net Price
6% Take Out Loans
$21,240 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Big Bend Community College is $7,205. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Big Bend Community College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,169 $5,391 $9,315 $13,998 $12,360

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Big Bend Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Big Bend Community College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $5,310 a year. That adds up to $21,240 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Big Bend Community College is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Big Bend Community College Graduates Make?

$38,489 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Big Bend Community College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $38,489 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Big Bend Community College

Washington State
1,359 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Big Bend Community College is a public institution situated in Moses Lake, Washington. Moses Lake is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Big Bend Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7662 Chanute St Ne, Moses Lake, WA 98837-3299
Phone: 509-793-2222
Website: https://www.bigbend.edu/

Big Bend Community College Majors

23 Majors With Completions
451 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Big Bend Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Big Bend Community College

74% Take At Least One Class Online
29% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 1,312 students took at least one online class at Big Bend Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,607 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,312 517
2019-2020 1,607 954
2018-2019 773 199
2017-2018 717 217
2016-2017 661 227

Learn more about online learning at Big Bend Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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