Big Bend Community College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Big Bend Community College?

For 2025-26, reported full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees total about $5,059 for an in-state student and $5,805 for an out-of-state student. These are published charges, not a complete budget or a prediction of what an individual student will pay after aid.

• In-state tuition: $4,773; required fees: $286.
• Out-of-state tuition: $5,333; required fees: $286.
• Reported books and supplies estimate: $528.
• Reported annual room-and-board figure: $17,556; this should not be read as a guaranteed residence-hall and meal-plan price.

Transportation, personal spending, and program-specific expenses can raise the total cost of attendance. Aviation, health, and other hands-on programs may have costs that a general tuition figure does not capture. Part-time students face a different calculation: the reported 2024-25 per-credit tuition charges were $128 for in-state students and $146 for out-of-state students, before applicable fees.

Financial aid changes the comparison. In the 2024-25 figures, 84% of students received some form of financial aid, while 7% had student loans. Reported average grant aid to undergraduates was $7,926, but an average is not an award offer. Eligible students can seek federal and Washington state grants, scholarships, and other assistance through the relevant aid applications and BBCC's financial aid process. The college's average net price for families with income of $48,000 or less was $11,464; net price includes more than tuition and varies with a student's circumstances. Veteran and military education benefits have their own eligibility and certification rules.

What are the work-study opportunities at Big Bend Community College?

BBCC students can pursue part-time work while studying, and eligible students may be able to use Federal Work-Study. Work-Study is a need-based financial-aid program that allows a student to earn wages through an approved job; it is not an automatic job assignment or a grant paid in advance.

Students interested in Work-Study should complete the required financial-aid application, review their award information, and ask BBCC's financial aid staff how approved positions are posted and filled. Ordinary campus or community jobs may have different eligibility rules and may be available without a Work-Study award. Paid employment, an academic internship, and Work-Study can all provide experience, but they have different purposes and should not be counted as interchangeable sources of aid.

BBCC also offers career support to undergraduates, including individual and group career planning, résumé preparation, interview assistance, job-search resources, job fairs, and employer recruitment. These services can help students prepare applications and meet employers; they are not measures of job-placement success or guarantees of an offer.