Computer & IS Security at Columbia Basin College

Every computer and IS security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program at Columbia Basin College stacks up to those at other schools.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and approximately 6,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors received their bachelor's degree from CBC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

CBC Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

CBC Computer & IS Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at CBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. 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 Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	54
Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools	58
	58
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools	66
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	72
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	84
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	89
	194
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	227

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at CBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at Columbia Basin College.

CBC Computer & IS Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at CBC are white. Around 75% 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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CBC Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from CBC. About 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at CBC since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at CBC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CBC also has a doctoral program available in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Network & System Administration/Administrator

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,940	$81,270
Information Security Analysts	2,690	$107,800

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.