Big Bend Community College was founded in 1962 and serves a 4,600-square-mile service district, including all of Grant and Adams counties and a portion of Lincoln County. The campus is on 154 acres adjacent to Grant County International Airport north of Moses Lake.
The service district population of 110,000 lives in 15 primary communities. The college has an FTE enrollment of 2,100 and an annual student headcount of 4,000. Big Bend Community College is a comprehensive community college with programs for academic transfer, professional/technical, developmental education, and a bachelor’s degree.
More than 70% of Big Bend's students receive need-based financial aid. The college is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is a Hispanic Serving Institution as defined by Title V.