Big Bend
Community College
Public Community College in Moses Lake, WA. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $43,814.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,814 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 42%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,166.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
42% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. A 12% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. At 17:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 1,786 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,281 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,474 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $10,060 at $0–30k versus $19,828 at $110k+. About 73% get grants averaging $8,060, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 9% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 311 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,060 |
| $30–48k | $11,464 |
| $48–75k | $14,011 |
| $75–110k | $17,076 |
| $110k+ | $19,828 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 121 of these 1,281 students, totalling $765,495 — an average of $6,326 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Grant County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)