Enrollment Trends at CBC

The student population at Columbia Basin College is 6,192 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 102 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,103 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 191.68% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 6,556 where 6,192 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in CBC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbia Basin College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	6,294	3,026	3,268
2013-14	6,480 186	3,081 55	3,399 131
2014-15	6,385 -95	3,037 -44	3,348 -51
2015-16	6,422 37	3,059 22	3,363 15
2016-17	6,489 67	3,147 88	3,342 -21
2017-18	6,708 219	3,174 27	3,534 192
2018-19	7,034 326	3,219 45	3,815 281
2019-20	7,280 246	3,360 141	3,920 105
2020-21	6,745 -535	2,937 -423	3,808 -112
2021-22	6,089 -656	2,717 -220	3,372 -436
2022-23	6,192 103	2,808 91	3,384 12
Average	6,556	3,051	3,505

Columbia Basin College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.38% and the percentage of black students is 1.42% at Columbia Basin College. 2.29% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbia Basin College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	50	139	96	1,707	10	4,053	130
2013-14	42	142	97	1,883	16	3,960	183
2014-15	56	119	84	2,011	12	3,680	187
2015-16	47	128	75	2,099	15	3,560	210
2016-17	45	144	67	2,184	19	3,458	230
2017-18	44	120	85	2,556	11	3,386	245
2018-19	35	141	77	2,730	14	3,529	271
2019-20	31	138	83	2,951	12	3,527	308
2020-21	35	117	67	2,758	15	3,183	334
2021-22	25	119	65	2,545	10	2,760	282
2022-23	23	142	88	2,738	10	2,686	218
Average	39	132	80	2,378	13	3,435	236

Columbia Basin College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,103 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 191.68% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbia Basin College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,385	721	1,458	4,206
2015-16	6,422	754	1,503	4,165
2016-17	6,489	858	1,544	4,087
2017-18	6,708	938	1,642	4,128
2018-19	7,034	1,043	1,649	4,342
2019-20	7,280	1,096	1,803	4,381
2020-21	6,745	5,501	471	773
2021-22	6,089	3,995	1,135	959
2022-23	6,192	2,103	2,009	2,080
Average	6,594	1,890	1,468	3,236

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