Big Bend Community College
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| Motto | Transforming Lives Through Excellence in Teaching and Learning. |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1962 |
| President | Sara Thompson Tweedy[1] |
| Students | 4,000 |
| Location | , , United States Coordinates: 47°11′07″N 119°19′42″W / 47.185192°N 119.3282°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Navy Blue & Dark Green |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Affiliations | Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Website | www |
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Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is a public community college in Moses Lake, Washington.
History[]
Big Bend Community College was authorized by the Washington State Board of Education in 1961. Beginning fall quarter 1962 BBCC held its first regular classes at night in Moses Lake High School. The college opened classes in a new facility located a short distance southeast of the city of Moses Lake fall quarter 1963. In 1966, BBCC acquired a 159-acre (0.64 km2) tract of land on the former Larson Air Force Base, which became the permanent college campus for all programs in 1975. 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[]
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.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Thompson Tweedy named BBCC's Tenth President". www.bigbend.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Big Bend Community College - Viking Athletics". Big Bend Community College. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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