Program Payoff

Columbia Basin College

Pasco, Washington. 57 certificate and associate programs, public. 57 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $11,000 $69,140 (69) $124,200
Registered Nurses
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $64,493 (23) $58,090
Dental Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $48,432 (27) $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $41,007 (18) $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $32,711 (13) $59,290
Medical Assistants
Marketing Associate's degree $27,476 (11) $95,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $21,660 (120) $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's degree not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Agricultural Production Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $78,450
Conservation Scientists
Agricultural Production Operations Associate's degree not published $78,450
Conservation Scientists
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,290
Medical Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Associate's degree not published
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $47,100
Security Guards
Data Processing Undergraduate certificate not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Data Processing Associate's degree not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree not published $93,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $164,160
Managers, All Other
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $64,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $95,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Music Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician Undergraduate certificate not published $99,720
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician Associate's degree not published $99,720
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $67,300
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $63,020
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,420
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Security Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $94,420
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.