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Big Bend Community College landed the #1,820 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Big Bend Community College held the #1,905 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Big Bend Community College is also ranked #42 out of 50 schools in Washington.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Big Bend Community College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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%.
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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,218 | $6,329 | $9,240 | $13,317 | $14,934 |
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.
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 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,943 a year. That adds up to $23,772 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 321 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 108 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 30 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 28 | NA |
| Air Transportation | 27 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 21 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 18 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 15 | NA |
| Nursing | 14 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 9 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,241 students took at least one online class at Big Bend Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,312 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,241 | 654 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,312 | 517 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,607 | 954 |
| 2018-2019 | 717 | 217 |
Learn more about online learning at Big Bend Community College.
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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