Big Bend Community College

Big Bend Community College is a two-year community college and trade school in Moses Lake, WA. It has nonselective admissions (100% acceptance rate). It has a small sized student body with 1,373 full-time undergrads enrolled. Big Bend's most regularly elected major is an Associate's in Liberal Arts and Humanities, chosen by 30% of the student body. Other in-demand choices include Automotive Mechanics, which accounts for 19% of students, and Early Childhood Education (10%). If you want to focus your studies on mechanics repair at a college in Washington but don't have the best grades, Big Bend is the perfect option for you, because its mechanics repair program is the 4th best in the state. Additionally, Big Bend comes in 1st in Washington for best trade schools. For students raised in Washington, tuition is $3,952 a year; out-of-state residents, however, need to lay out $4,344. Before you decide against applying because of the cost, keep in mind that slightly above seven out of ten Big Bend students are awarded financial support. 43% of Big Bend Community College students end up graduating, ready to enter the job market. On average, alumni go on to make a yearly salary of $25,000 a couple years after receiving their diplomas. After 4 more years on the job, the alumni's median yearly earnings grows 39.6% to $34,900; however, that is still 13% under the national median wage. Applicants may also want to find that it doesn't offer early decision. Further, undergrads have the option to take a semester abroad. With regard for expenses, be aware that 50% of undergrads obtain state grant aid and if your household makes between $76k and $110k, you can expect to pay around $12,784 annually. For academics, Big Bend received an 8.5 and our team of researchers rated Big Bend an 8.5 overall. With regard to the student experience, Big Bend has a mishmash of clubs and activities. To conclude, the lowest-earning fourth of graduates make a starting salary of $12,500 or less and six years after college, the bottom quartile of graduates rake in $52,900 or more.