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Columbia Basin College

WA · Public · Large suburb

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ℹ️ A note about this profile

Columbia Basin College doesn't publish standardized-test bands or admit-rate data to IPEDS. That usually means the institution is open-admission (no selectivity gate), graduate-focused, or small enough that the federal survey suppresses the numbers. The cost, program, and outcomes data below is still complete — just no admissions-difficulty signal to surface. If you're searching for a more selective Ivy-tier "Columbia", try the search at the top of the page.

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Worth a look

Major value play for in-state residents.

✅ Best for

  • In-state residents (tuition ~$6,555 — major value play)
  • Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Bacc/Assoc
Total enrollment
4,640
5,000 - 9,999
In-state tuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$6,555
sticker, before aid
Out-of-state tuition
$8,668
+$2,113 vs in-state

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Columbia Basin College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Columbia Basin College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
73 degrees · 45.1%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Computer & Information Sciences
40 degrees · 24.7%
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
3. Health Professions
32 degrees · 19.8%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.
4. Education
17 degrees · 10.5%
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

📈 Student body & economic mobility

Who attends here — and what the campus adds.

Opportunity Insights data. Why it matters even if you're full-pay: a high mobility rate means the campus itself confers earnings power — the outcomes aren't just selection effects.

Top-1% access
0.2%
from top-1% households
Mobility rateThe share of ALL students who arrived from the bottom 20% of family incomes AND reached the top 20% themselves by their early 30s — access and lift in one number, and a sign the campus itself adds earnings power.
1.7%
bottom 20% → top 20% by age 32
Upward rate
16.6%
of lower-income students who reach the top 20%

Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Columbia Basin College

CS degrees (annual)
3
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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