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Big Bend Community College
MottoTransforming Lives Through Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
TypePublic community college
Established1962; 64 years ago (1962)
AffiliationsNorthwest Athletic Conference (NWAC)
PresidentSara Thompson Tweedy[1]
Students1,755 (Fall 2021)[2]
Location
Moses Lake North
,
Washington
,
United States

47°11′07″N 119°19′42″W / 47.185192°N 119.3282°W / 47.185192; -119.3282
Campus
  • Rural
ColorsNavy Blue & Dark Green   
NicknameVikings
MascotViking
Websitewww.bigbend.edu
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Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is a public community college in Moses Lake North, Washington,[3] with a Moses Lake postal address. It was established in 1961 and moved to its campus at the former Larson Air Force Base in 1966.

History

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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.[4] 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.[4] The north campus absorbed all classes and programs in 1975.[5]

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

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Dormitory 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

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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

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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.[6]

Programs

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Circa 1966 the college began an education program for Japanese farmers, teaching them American farming methods. In 1974 the college started sponsorship of the Japanese Agricultural Training Program.[7]

Notable people

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References

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  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. ↑ Geography Division (April 10, 2021). 2020 Census - Census Block Map: Moses Lake North CDP, WA (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2026. Big Bend Community Colg
  4. 1 2 Wyble, Steven (January 3, 2012). "As college turns 50, Big Bend figures reminisce". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ kershener, Jim (November 2, 2007). "Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake begins classes on September 12, 1962". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Big Bend Community College - Viking Athletics". Big Bend Community College. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ Wiley, John K. (April 28, 1986). "Small town works hand-in-hand with neighborly Japan Air Lines". Belleville News-Democrat. Belleville, Illinois. Associated Press. p. 4B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Candidate: Tom Dent". Yakima Herald-Republic. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ↑ 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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