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Big Bend Community College
MottoTransforming Lives Through Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
TypePublic community college
Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)
PresidentSara Thompson Tweedy[1]
Students1,755 (Fall 2021)[2]
Location
Moses Lake
,
Washington
,
United States

47°11′07″N 119°19′42″W / 47.185192°N 119.3282°W / 47.185192; -119.3282
CampusRural
ColorsNavy Blue & Dark Green   
NicknameVikings
AffiliationsNorthwest Athletic Conference (NWAC)
MascotViking
Websitewww.bigbend.edu

Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is a public community college in Moses Lake, Washington. It was established in 1961 and moved to its campus at the former Larson Air Force Base in 1966.

History

Big Bend Community College was authorized by the Washington State Board of Education in 1961. On September 12, 1962, BBCC held its first regular classes at night in Moses Lake High School; the opening of a permanent facility was delayed by a steelworkers' strike.[3] The college opened classes in a new facility located a short distance southeast of the city of Moses Lake in late 1963. In 1966, BBCC acquired a 159-acre (0.64 km2) tract of land on the former Larson Air Force Base from the federal government at no cost. It was designated as the college's north campus with some classes remaining at the existing south campus.[3] The north campus absorbed all classes and programs in 1975.[4]

The Washington State Legislature's Community College Act of 1967 designated BBCC as District 18 of the state community college system. The 4,600-square-mile (12,000 km2) district includes Grant and Adams counties and the Odessa School district in Lincoln County.

Campus

Dorm buildings at Big Bend Community College

Big Bend Community College's main campus is centrally located in the Columbia Basin of Washington state. The campus includes 25 buildings to facilitate more than 43 academic program areas.

Accreditation

Big Bend Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Its transfer credits are normally accepted by other accredited colleges.

Athletics

Big Bend Community College competes in the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) as the Vikings, fielding men's teams for baseball, basketball, and wrestling. Women's teams for softball, basketball, volleyball, and wrestling.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Thompson Tweedy named BBCC's Tenth President". www.bigbend.edu. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Featherstone, Charles H. (September 16, 2021). "Big Bend Community College enrollment down; professor leaves". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Wyble, Steven (January 3, 2012). "As college turns 50, Big Bend figures reminisce". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  4. ^ kershener, Jim (November 2, 2007). "Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake begins classes on September 12, 1962". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Big Bend Community College - Viking Athletics". Big Bend Community College. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Ott, Dwight (January 28, 1995). "Latino Woman Likely To Join Assembly - A First Camden's Nilsa Cruz-perez Would Replace Wayne R. Bryant. He Will Fill Walter Rand's State Senate Seat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Meet the Candidate: Tom Dent". Yakima Herald-Republic. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Tribune, WILLIAM L. SPENCE of the (October 12, 2018). "Idaho House candidates share similar views". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

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