Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, Washington

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 1,272 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Agriculture and horticulture

  • Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
  • Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 114 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 70 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190

Computers and IT

  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611

Engineering technology

  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026

Pilot and air transportation

  • Air TransportationAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $83,617 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Truck and bus driving

  • Ground TransportationCertificate · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (8)
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $43,427
  • Homeland SecurityAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,677
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 271 finishedGraduates here earned $33,161 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $52,218
  • Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $34,698
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$15,795$30–48k$16,098$48–75k$16,152$75–110k$20,027Over $110k$26,707Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$16,900per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$27,643sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,221Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
7%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
35%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$41,5556 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$45,12810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$12,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
49%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
17%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Big Bend Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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