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Compare Big Bend Community College vs Cascadia College

Moses Lake, WA · Bothell, WA

Big Bend Community CollegeCascadia College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$12,210/yr$12,281/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$10,060/yr$10,480/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$9,166$6,368
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$11,464/yr$8,673/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$14,011/yr$13,320/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$17,076/yr$17,128/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$19,828/yr$21,077/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$97/mo$68/mo
Room & board (on campus)$17,310/yrNo data reported
Room & board (off campus)$17,310/yr$17,310/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$528/yr$528/yr
Other living costs (on campus)$4,746/yrNo data reported
Sticker price (before aid)$21,661/yr$21,077/yr
Tuition (in-state)$5,059/yr$5,157/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$5,619/yr$11,296/yr
Students with Pell Grants35%8.6%
Students taking federal loans6.8%1.9%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate42%32%
Typical earnings 10 years in$43,814/yr$54,133/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$25,142–$62,776$29,667–$84,819
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)49%43%
White students graduating47%41%
Black students graduatingNo data reported17%
Hispanic students graduating33%27%
Asian students graduating67%23%
Typical earnings 6 years in$35,267/yr$44,620/yr
Earn more than a HS grad62%73%
Pell students who graduate36%29%
First-gen students who finish25%15%
Low-income students who finish23%15%
Students who transfer out12%27%
Typical earnings 8 years in$40,037/yr$53,593/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsLiberal Arts & General Studies 34% · Mechanic & Repair Technologies 22% · Education 13%Liberal Arts & General Studies 60% · Computer & Information Sciences 11% · Biological & Biomedical Sciences 10%
Most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 34% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 60% of degrees
2nd most popular programMechanic & Repair Technologies — 22% of degreesComputer & Information Sciences — 11% of degrees
3rd most popular programEducation — 13% of degreesBiological & Biomedical Sciences — 10% of degrees
4th most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 12% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 8% of degrees
5th most popular programTransportation & Materials Moving — 7% of degreesPhysical Sciences — 7% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $79,826/yrLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — $27,352/yr
Degrees in STEM3.9%29%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment1,2721,032
Students per professor17 : 113 : 1
Average professor pay$9,944/mo$11,128/mo
Full-time professors97%91%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byNorthwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Median family income$24,000$24,826
SettingTown (remote)Suburb (large)
LocationMoses Lake, WABothell, WA
RegionFar WestFar West
Founded19622000
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0.9%12%
Men39%50%
Women61%50%
White students34%35%
Black students1.6%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino students52%16%
Asian students0.7%13%
Two or more races3.5%7.3%
Other / not reported7.3%14%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students53%38%
Part-time students28%42%
Students age 25+26%11%
Spent on teaching per student$8,570/yr$6,380/yr
Endowment$3.7M$2.3M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingYes — dorms on campusNo — no campus housing
Beds in campus housing200No data reported
Required to live on campusNoNo data reported
Room charge (campus housing)$3,450/yrNo data reported
Meal plan offeredNoNo
Academic calendarQuarterQuarter
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoYes
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesNo
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesNo
Weekend & evening classesYesNo
Teacher certificationNoNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesNo
On-campus day careYesNo
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoNo
Credit for military trainingYesNo
Student veteran organizationYesYes
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data from2024-25No data reported
College sports levelNWACNo intercollegiate athletics reported
Football teamNoNo data reported
Varsity teams7No data reported
Student athletes164No data reported
Athletic scholarships$203,194No data reported
Athletics budget$1.5MNo data reported
Athletics revenue$1.8MNo data reported
Recruiting spend$14,000No data reported

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.