Career Programs at CBC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Coastal Bend College is $5,243 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Coastal Bend College offers the alternative tuition plans .

55% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,909 (exclude student loans).

CBC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$5,243
Average Financial Amount	$4,909

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Coastal Bend College offers 39 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 637 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Coastal Bend College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	13	141
2 Years Certificate	25	79
4 Years Certificate	1	0
Total	39	637

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

141 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
79 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
417 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	13	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	8	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	75 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	75	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	3	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	15	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	14	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	5	-
	Total	141

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Child Development	✕	0	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	4	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	2	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	1	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	40	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	6	-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	✕	0	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	79

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	2	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Child Development	✕	0	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	252 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	10	-
General Studies	✕	242	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	16	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	3	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	114 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	27	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	2	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	0	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	18	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	67	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	2	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	1	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	7	-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	✕	0	-
	Total	417

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 3,899 students are attending at Coastal Bend College. There are 47 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 147 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 174 (full-time) and 174 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Coastal Bend College is 21% and the retention rate is 51% at the school.

CBC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	3,899
Graduation Rate	21%
Number of Faculty	194
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

Student Population at CBC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,927 students enrolled into Coastal Bend College. By gender, 1,467 male and 2,460 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Coastal Bend College.

Student Population By Gender
Coastal Bend College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,927	1,467	2,460
Full-time	949	369	580
Part-tme	2,978	1,098	1,880

There are 747 White (19.02%), 87 Black/African American (2.22%), 2,966 Hispanic (75.53%), 31 Asian (0.79%), and 3,057 students with other races attending Coastal Bend College.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Coastal Bend College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,927	1,467	2,460
American Indian/Native American	15	8	7
Asian	31	15	16
Black/African American	87	39	48
Hispanic	2,966	1,063	1,903
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	747	296	451
Two More	11	3	8
Un-Known	65	41	24
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Coastal Bend College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

1,941 students (49.43% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,056 students (26.89% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Coastal Bend College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Coastal Bend College
	Number of Students
Total	3,927
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,941
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,056
Not in Online Courses	930

By age range, at Coastal Bend College, 675 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.19% of total students), 2,464 students are aged below 20 (62.75%), 30 students are aged above 50 (1.48%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Coastal Bend College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,927	1,467	2,460
Under 18	1,825	761	1,064
Age 18-19	639	273	366
Age 20-21	403	183	220
Age 22-24	272	94	178
Age 25-29	230	43	187
Age 30-34	186	31	155
Age 35-39	128	16	112
Age 40-49	138	21	117
Age 50-64	29	10	19
Over 64	1	1	0
Age Un-Known	76	34	42

Directory and Accreditation Information

Coastal Bend College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1969 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Coastal Bend College.

3800 Charco Rd, Beeville, TX

361-354-2200

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