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Big Bend Community College

Big Bend Community College
7662 Chanute Street
Moses Lake, WA 98837

Official telephone: (509) 793-2222
Toll-free telephone: (877) 745-1212
Fax number: (509) 762-6329
Website: www.bigbend.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,016
Full-time undergraduates: 1,458
Part-time undergraduates: 558
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northwest
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
34.5% Hispanic/Latino
56.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
3.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 150 acres
City or town school is located in: Moses Lake, WA
Population of city/town: 21,360
Nearest major city: Spokane
Distance of nearest major city: 110 miles
Population of nearest major city: 210,721
Online campus map: www.bigbend.edu/
information-center/
maps-and-directions

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 15%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 7%
Percent of students who live off campus: 93%
Students required to live on campus: International students required to live in school housing for the first quarter.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 95%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Other computer facilities/services: Laptop check-out.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Career library, job bank, resume referral, job shadowing, employer of the day/recruiting events.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government
Number of honor societies: 1

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Preston Wilks,
Athletic Director
School colors: blue and green
School mascot: Viking
Athletic conference memberships: Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's softballno 
Men's volleyballno 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
soccer

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: East Wenatchee, WA (85 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Ephrata, WA (15 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Moses Lake, WA (7 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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