Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CBC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington.
CBC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,366 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington average (7,968 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Columbia Basin College7,5107,510
Similarly Ranked Schools6,3666,366
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington7,9687,261
The below chart compares the student population between Columbia Basin College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,250 male and 4,260 female students attending CBC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CBC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CBC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,5104,0993,411
Men3,2501,6141,636
Women4,2602,4851,775

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,586 Hispanic students (47.75%) and 2,621 White students (34.90%) at Columbia Basin College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Columbia Basin College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbia Basin College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native311912
Asian1446282
Black or African American985345
Hispanic3,5861,2732,313
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander633
White2,6211,3381,283
Two or More Races281112169
Race/Ethnicity Unknown734386348
Total 7,5103,2504,260

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,297 students whose age under twenty five and 1,312 students whose age is over thirty years old at Columbia Basin College.
Especially, 1,498 students are younger than eighteen and 26 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Columbia Basin College.
Population by Student Age at Columbia Basin College
TotalMenWomen
Total7,510 3,2504,260
Under 181,498 587911
18-191,857 7491,108
20-211,118 493625
22-24824 404420
25-29901 457444
30-34551 241310
35-39332 162170
40-49306 109197
50-6497 3859
65 and over26 1016
Total 7,510 3,2504,260

Online Student Population

At Columbia Basin College, 4,725 students (62.92% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,271 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,228 students live in Washington where Columbia Basin College is located in and 42 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total7,510
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,271
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,454
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,785
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,271
Washington Residents2,228
Other State in U.S.42
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1