Coastal Bend College
Beeville, Texas · Also known as CBC · Website
$35,086
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$35,086
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Coastal Bend College is a public 2-year college in Beeville, Texas with 1,958 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,237 a year (tuition and fees $2,916 in-state, $5,226 out-of-state). 25% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $35,086 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,237
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,916
Out-of-state $5,226
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
25%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$35,086
Rank 3,442 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,237
- Tuition in-state
- $2,916
- Tuition out-of-state
- $5,226
- Cost of attendance
- $12,875
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 5.5%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,175
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,536
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,120
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,021
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,015
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,576 in 2015-16 to $2,916 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,958
- Part-time students
- 54%
- Women
- 72%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 25%
- Retention rate
- 40%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 36
- Endowment
- $6.51M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,442 of 5,094 US colleges and 192 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,237 | $18,447 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,916 | $9,940 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 25% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 40% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $10,667 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,547 | $32,765 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,086 | $38,474 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 38% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
36 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 284 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 103 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Security Science and TechnologyAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Beeville and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Coastal Bend College cost?
$4,237 a year is the average net price at Coastal Bend College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,916 for in-state students and $5,226 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,875. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,175 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Coastal Bend College?
Coastal Bend College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Coastal Bend College graduates earn?
$35,086 a year is the median pay of former Coastal Bend College students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,547 after 6 years). That ranks 3,442 of 5,094 US colleges and 192 of 324 in Texas.
What is the graduation rate at Coastal Bend College?
25% of first-time, full-time students at Coastal Bend College finish within 3 years. 40% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Coastal Bend College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (284 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (103 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (81 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 36 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.