Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CBC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,763, which is 41.78 % of all undergraduate students. 507 students which is 7.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,816.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 56.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 7% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Columbia Basin College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,763, which is 41.78 % of all undergraduate students. 507 students which is 7.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,816.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,442 (38%)$5,0952,060 (32%)$3,708709 (11%)$5,608
2014-152,385 (37%)$5,2821,989 (31%)$3,825639 (10%)$5,917
2015-162,422 (38%)$5,0661,896 (30%)$3,746587 (9%)$5,642
2016-172,426 (37%)$4,9261,823 (28%)$3,745567 (9%)$5,760
2017-182,835 (42%)$4,9031,912 (29%)$3,837543 (8%)$5,943
2018-192,992 (43%)$4,9681,903 (27%)$3,949478 (7%)$5,549
2019-203,257 (45%)$5,2201,910 (26%)$3,989461 (6%)$5,917
2020-212,967 (44%)$5,4361,730 (26%)$4,029344 (5%)$5,783
2021-223,140 (52%)$7,2231,545 (25%)$4,163235 (4%)$6,221
Average2,763 (41.78%)$5,3471,863 (28.22%)$3,888507 (7.67%)$5,816

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 463 (56.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,062. It can cover 73.57% of tuition & fees ($8,239) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 54 (6.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,701).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14404 (56%)$6,04976 (11%)$4,596
2014-15374 (53%)$5,97853 (8%)$4,813
2015-16375 (51%)$5,67955 (7%)$4,250
2016-17465 (52%)$5,75374 (8%)$4,485
2017-18541 (58%)$5,88961 (7%)$4,671
2018-19509 (56%)$6,00563 (7%)$3,995
2019-20519 (61%)$6,15062 (7%)$4,918
2020-21495 (58%)$6,01131 (4%)$5,055
2021-22487 (64%)$7,04013 (2%)$5,526
Average463 (56.56%)$6,06254 (6.78%)$4,701
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 358 (43.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,147.
In addition, 334 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (40.67 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14362 (50%)$4,16215 (2%)$462269 (37%)$3,19569 (10%)$1,029
2014-15308 (44%)$4,25413 (2%)$506248 (35%)$3,39872 (10%)$1,062
2015-16305 (42%)$4,0807 (1%)$580267 (36%)$2,97176 (10%)$1,161
2016-17384 (43%)$3,99225 (3%)$642357 (40%)$2,92580 (9%)$1,026
2017-18443 (47%)$4,05825 (3%)$496372 (40%)$3,370115 (12%)$1,060
2018-19409 (45%)$4,21718 (2%)$838355 (39%)$3,307123 (14%)$1,163
2019-20383 (45%)$4,233145 (17%)$1,199374 (44%)$3,333138 (16%)$1,089
2020-21350 (41%)$4,20165 (8%)$979416 (49%)$3,063150 (18%)$1,115
2021-22280 (37%)$4,122335 (44%)$2,942350 (46%)$3,181163 (22%)$1,078
Average358 (43.78%)$4,14772 (9.11%)$960334 (40.67%)$3,194110 (13.44%)$1,087
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..
The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.
For the last 10 years, on average, 54 (6.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $54.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1476 (11%)$4,59672 (10%)$4,6504 (1%)$3,625
2014-1553 (8%)$4,81347 (7%)$4,3036 (1%)$8,805
2015-1655 (7%)$4,25053 (7%)$4,2402 (0%)$4,500
2016-1774 (8%)$4,48570 (8%)$4,2484 (0%)$8,622
2017-1861 (7%)$4,67157 (6%)$4,5394 (0%)$6,550
2018-1963 (7%)$3,99558 (6%)$3,9785 (1%)$4,198
2019-2062 (7%)$4,91856 (7%)$4,3646 (1%)$10,090
2020-2131 (4%)$5,05526 (3%)$4,5705 (1%)$7,576
2021-2213 (2%)$5,52612 (2%)$4,9041 (0%)$13,000
Average54 (6.78%)$4,70150 (6.22%)$4,4224 (1.00%)$7,441
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