Enrollment Trends at CBC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,720 where 7,510 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 7,510 students in 2025 and was lowest at 6,089 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 6,422 to 7,510 students, a net gain of 1,088 (16.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbia Basin College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,422	3,059	3,363
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
2023-24	6,729 537	3,013 205	3,716 332
2024-25	7,510 781	3,250 237	4,260 544
Average	6,720	3,068	3,651

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.90% and the percentage of black students is 1.30% at Columbia Basin College. 1.92% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 47.75% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.43% to 34.90%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.99% to 1.92%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.17% to 1.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 32.68% to 47.75%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6482 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5842 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbia Basin College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	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
2023-24	26	146	94	3,118	5	2,597	254
2024-25	31	144	98	3,586	6	2,621	281
Average	34	134	80	2,727	12	3,131	263