WA
Columbia Basin College
1.60 incidents / 1,000 students
Pasco, WA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Columbia Basin College
Across 2022–2024, Columbia Basin College reported 11 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Gonzaga University.
- 1.60
- Incidents / 1k students
- #893
- Rank of 2,072
- #32
- WA rank
- 7,510
- Enrolled students
1.60 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Columbia Basin College reports 1.60 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 11% below The University of Tennessee-Martin. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The University of Tennessee-Martin (2.13/1k); Nashville State Community College (0.13/1k); SUNY Brockport (5.48/1k); Thomas Edison State University (0.00/1k); Nevada State University (1.19/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Gonzaga University (4.15/1k); Clark College (0.40/1k); Seattle University (7.79/1k); Green River College (2.38/1k); Pierce College District (0.98/1k); Spokane Community College (0.59/1k); Everett Community College (1.94/1k); Edmonds College (0.92/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.60
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #893
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 57%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 10
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 234979 · Columbia Basin College 1.60/1k score rate · #893/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.60/1k
- RANK-MID #893/2,072
- ST-MID #32 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Nevada State University · +0.41
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 7,510
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Nevada State University (-0.41/1k)
Columbia Basin College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Nevada State University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Nevada State University (-0.41/1k). National rank #893 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Columbia Basin College reports 1.60 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 11% below The University of Tennessee-Martin. Similar-enrollment scored peers: The University of Tennessee-Martin (2.13/1k); Nashville State Community College (0.13/1k); SUNY Brockport (5.48/1k); Thomas Edison State University (0.00/1k); Nevada State University (1.19/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Gonzaga University (4.15/1k); Clark College (0.40/1k); Seattle University (7.79/1k); Green River College (2.38/1k); Pierce College District (0.98/1k); Spokane Community College (0.59/1k); Everett Community College (1.94/1k); Edmonds College (0.92/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Columbia Basin College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Columbia on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Thomas Edison State University · lowest peer 0
Thomas Edison State University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Nashville State Community College · near 0.13
Nashville State Community College — near
0.13 per 1,000 students
- Nevada State University · near 1.19
Nevada State University — near
1.19 per 1,000 students
- Columbia Basin College · this campus 1.6
Columbia Basin College — this campus
1.6 per 1,000 students
- The University of Tennessee-Martin · near 2.13
The University of Tennessee-Martin — near
2.13 per 1,000 students
- SUNY Brockport · highest peer
SUNY Brockport — highest peer
5.48 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Columbia Basin College's 1.60/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Columbia Basin College increased from 1 to 10 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 WA 4-year peers in this comparison, Columbia Basin College is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 50% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 100
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Columbia Basin College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula College | 2,153 | 1.39 | 0 | 56 |
| Centralia College | 2,244 | 5.79 | 3 | 17 |
| Seattle Pacific University | 2,261 | 13.27 | 6 | 3 |
| Whitworth University | 2,314 | 0.00 | 8 | 100 |
| Cascadia College | 2,380 | 2.52 | 11 | 33 |
| The Evergreen State College | 2,490 | 7.63 | 14 | 11 |
| Lower Columbia College | 2,724 | 0.73 | 17 | 81 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 2,797 | 23.24 | 19 | 0 |
| Renton Technical College | 2,824 | 0.71 | 22 | 86 |
| Walla Walla Community College | 2,967 | 3.03 | 25 | 28 |
| Wenatchee Valley College | 3,067 | 0.98 | 28 | 72 |
| Columbia Basin College (this campus) | 7,510 | 1.60 | 86 | 50 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Columbia Basin College rose from 1 to 10 (+900%). The increase shows up in Burglary (1 to 7), Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 2) and Aggravated Assault (0 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Columbia Basin College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft and Aggravated Assault. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Fondling, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyColumbia Basin College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Columbia Basin College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
TN
The University of Tennessee-Martin
2.13 incidents / 1,000 students
TN
Nashville State Community College
0.13 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Columbia Basin College sits on price and outcomes
At $8,317, Columbia Basin College's reported average net price is cheaper than 16% among 83 Washington colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,091.
- $8,317
- average net price
- $14,091
- Washington median
- 2.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $10,218
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $7,010, while those above $110,000 record $17,228 - roughly 2.5 times as much. A published average of $8,317 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $38,255 - about 4.6 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $6,555
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $8,668
- Avg Net Price
- $8,317
- Median Debt
- $14,829
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 26%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 30%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $38,255
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $46,680
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 66%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 922 similar institutions by enrollment size.
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Martin, TN · 7,499 enrolled
Safety Score 2.13
Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN · 7,533 enrolled
Safety Score 0.13
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY · 7,482 enrolled
Safety Score 5.48
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ · 7,544 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV · 7,549 enrolled
Safety Score 1.19
Closest by National Rank
Columbia Basin College (national rank #893) sits near CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (#894) and Paul Quinn College (#892) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Columbia Basin College, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Martin, TN · 7,499 enrolled
Safety score 2.13
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY · 7,482 enrolled
Safety score 5.48
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ · 7,544 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV · 7,549 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA · 7,467 enrolled
Safety score 2.95
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · 7,584 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ · 7,428 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT · 7,594 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY · 13,763 enrolled
Safety score 1.60
Simpson College
Indianola, IA · 1,251 enrolled
Safety score 1.60
California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, CA · 1,874 enrolled
Safety score 1.60
Malone University
Canton, OH · 1,256 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY · 2,512 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX · 628 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA · 2,519 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA · 621 enrolled
Safety score 1.61
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Columbia Basin College safe?
Columbia Basin College has a safety score of 1.60 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #893 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: The University of Tennessee-Martin (2.13/1k). Same-state same-level set: Gonzaga University (4.15/1k); Clark College (0.40/1k); Seattle University (7.79/1k); Green River College (2.38/1k); Pierce College District (0.98/1k); Spokane Community College (0.59/1k); Everett Community College (1.94/1k); Edmonds College (0.92/1k).
What crimes are reported at Columbia Basin College?
For calendar year 2024, Columbia Basin College reported Burglary (7), Motor Vehicle Theft (2) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Columbia Basin College compare to similar schools?
Columbia Basin College reports 11% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than The University of Tennessee-Martin. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: The University of Tennessee-Martin (2.13/1k); Nashville State Community College (0.13/1k); SUNY Brockport (5.48/1k); Thomas Edison State University (0.00/1k); Nevada State University (1.19/1k). Same-state same-level set: Gonzaga University (4.15/1k); Clark College (0.40/1k); Seattle University (7.79/1k); Green River College (2.38/1k); Pierce College District (0.98/1k); Spokane Community College (0.59/1k); Everett Community College (1.94/1k); Edmonds College (0.92/1k).
Does Columbia Basin College have fire safety data?
Yes. Columbia Basin College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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