Information Technology at Columbia Basin College

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Columbia Basin College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745. Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia Basin College in 2021, 3 of them were information technology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

CBC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

CBC Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at CBC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at CBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	21
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	27
Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	33
Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	37
	40
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	55
Best Value Information Technology Schools	58
	76
Most Focused Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	129
Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	134
	137
Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	176
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Most Focused Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	219
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Best Information Technology Schools	260
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	383
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	452

IT Student Demographics at CBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Columbia Basin College.

CBC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at CBC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at CBC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Basin College with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CBC Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from CBC in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at CBC since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Basin College with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CBC also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.