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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Big Bend Community College
  • Wenatchee Valley College

What stands out

Wenatchee Valley College has the lower average net price, Wenatchee Valley College reports the higher graduation rate, Big Bend Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Big Bend Community College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Big Bend Community College compared with Wenatchee Valley College
MetricBig Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WAPublic · 2-yearLowest median debtHighest median earningsWenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, WAPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rate
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$12,210$9,722lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$21,661$20,827
In-state tuition$5,059$5,267
Out-of-state tuition$5,619$5,636
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.39%41%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$9,166lowest$10,332
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$43,814highest$41,127
Campus
Undergraduates1,2721,759

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.