Columbia Basin College

What are the graduation rates for students at Columbia Basin College?

Columbia Basin College's reported overall graduation rate was 33% in IPEDS data for 2024-25. This is a defined federal cohort measure, not the percentage of all people who ever enrolled at CBC and eventually earned a credential.

Federal graduation-rate measures generally follow first-time, full-time degree- or certificate-seeking students through a prescribed completion window. They do not describe every part-time student, returning adult, or student who transfers before completing a CBC award. That limitation matters at a college serving people with different schedules and goals. The figure is useful for comparing a consistently defined cohort, but it cannot, by itself, explain why individual students completed, transferred, stopped out, or changed plans.

Applicants should pair the rate with questions about their own program: whether required courses are offered when they can attend, how prerequisites are sequenced, and what advising is available if their plans change.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Columbia Basin College?

Field-of-study earnings figures can offer a limited view of outcomes for former Columbia Basin College students, but they are not salary promises. College Scorecard figures reported in October 2026 place one-year post-completion earnings at $51,473 for the reported computer and information technology administration and management field and $47,433 for business administration, management and operations.

These are field-level, federally reported earnings measures for qualifying former students, not starting salaries offered to every graduate. The measure reflects the people included in the Scorecard's data and the specified period after completion; it does not describe all alumni or isolate the effect of attending CBC. Occupation, prior work experience, further education, hours worked, and local labor-market conditions can all affect an individual's earnings.

Students comparing programs should also look at credential level, licensing or transfer requirements, completion costs, and the kinds of jobs a program is intended to prepare them for. A single earnings figure cannot answer all of those questions.