COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE
2600 North 20th • Pasco, WA 99301 • columbiabasin.edu
President: Dr. Richard Cummins, 509-542-4801, rcummins@columbiabasin.edu
Trustees: Sherry Armijo, chair; Bill Gordon, Kedrich Jackson, Duke Mitchell, Allyson Page
KEY FACTS (Data from 2014-2015 academic year unless otherwise noted)
Year Founded: 1955
Service Area: Benton and Franklin
counties
Legislative Districts: 8, 9, 16
Programs: 3 bachelor degrees,
49 associate degrees, 44 professional
certificates in 50 programs of study.
Highest Enrolled Programs:
• Associate of Arts
• Nursing
• Dental Hygiene
• Paramedic
• Welding
Enrollment:
Headcount (all sources)
FTES (all sources)
Headcount (state-funded)
FTES (state-funded)
11,243
5,929
9,852
4,959
Students in Selected Programs
(Headcount):
Applied Bachelor’s Degree
229
I-BEST37
International Students
11
Running Start
976
Worker Retraining
541
STUDENT PROFILE - STATE FUNDED
Enrollment by course intent
Attendance
23+53+1311 50+50
11%
pre-college
13%
basic skills
23%
workforce
education
50%
full-time
50%
part-time
53%
academic/
transfer
Ethnicity:*
Asian/Pacific Islander
4%
African American
2%
Native American
2%
Hispanic38%
Other, Multiracial
2%
White/Caucasian55%
Median Age:23
Gender:
Female52%
Male48%
* May not add up to 100% because
students may be counted in more
than one race.
Family and Finances:
Students receiving
need-based financial aid in
eligible programs
38%
Students who work
12%
Students with children
11%
POINTS OF INTEREST
Retention Columbia Basin College (CBC) instituted a Completion Coach program in 2012 with great success in
retaining currently enrolled students and encouraging other students to return to college. The coaches
conduct a quarterly call-out program to reach students who are within 15 or less credits of degree
completion to help them transition back to college. Completion coaches also support students with
academic planning and course selection. Another important focus is the at-risk student who has earned a
grade point average (GPA) below 2.0 for two consecutive quarters. Completion coaches help the students
implement success strategies to improve their grades. Coaches conduct and facilitate quarterly workshops
to promote retention and completion through academic planning, researching the transfer process,
developing study strategies, navigating financial aid and setting goals.
Social Sciences and Construction is underway on the new Columbia Basin College Social Sciences and World Languages Center.
World Languages The $14 million state-of-the-art center will include 20 new classrooms, a lecture hall, labs and faculty offices.
The 65-thousand square-foot center will be a two-story facility with a daylight basement. The center will
open winter quarter 2017.
Recruitment CBC has developed a robust recruitment and outreach program in the high schools and our local
community. The new program includes CBC recruiters visiting K-12 schools to make sure all students
know they can achieve a meaningful career through higher education. The CBC MESA program has shown
incomparable success in recruiting students into the program and successfully transitioning those students to
four-year institutions. The graduation rate for MESA students is more than 90 percent at CBC.
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