Big Bend Community College

Big Bend Community College is dedicated to helping its students find what they are looking for. Between high-quality classroom lectures and real-life, hands-on instruction, BBCC provides students with the education they need to succeed in the workforce.

Courses Offered

In the Commercial Driver Training Program, there are two course options:

Commercial Driver's License: This course provides classroom study, driving instruction, and experience to prepare students for the State of Washington Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A exam and entry-level employment as a truck driver with no airbrake restrictions and endorsements for doubles and triples, tankers and hazardous material. Prerequisite: Completed Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Pro- gram Application with supporting documents (F,W,S,Su)

CDL Skill Improvement: Extra driving time and instruction to enhance student’s driving skills and/or update their qualification for testing. This is an open enrollment course offered throughout each quarter. May be repeated for credit; graded on pass-fail basis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission

Class Schedule

Classes are held daily, 7:30am-4pm

Tuition and Fees

Tuition is broken down by credits and student status.

Resident Tuition: 1st-10th credits: $107.59 (per credit), 11th-18th credits: $53.26 (per credit), 18+ credits: $96.53 (per credit)

Non-resident: 1st-10th credits: $121.73 (per credit), 11th-18th credits: $54 (per credit), 18+ credits: $96.53 (per credit)

International/Non-resident: 1st-10th credits: $285.01 (per credit), 11th-18th credits: $60.48 (per credit), 18+ credits: $273.95 (per credit)

Refugee: 1st-10th credits: $121.73 (per credit), 11th-18th credits: $54 (per credit), 18+ credits: $96.53 (per credit)

Financial Aid

BBCC will calculate your eligibility for aid on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible students as determined by federal, state, and institutional regulations, policies and procedures. Your eligibility will be determined using the information you, and in some cases your parents, submit on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

Financial Aid Information

Scholarships at BBCC

Veterans Benefits

The Post-9/11 Veteran Benefit is for individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate active duty service on or after September 11, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. You must have received an honorable discharge to be eligible for the Post-9/11 Veteran Benefit.

Veteran Tuition Information

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  Big Bend Community College
  7662 Chanute Street
  Moses Lake, WA 98837
  509-793-2045

Find CDL Training Through Paid CDL Training Programs

Did you know there are also paid CDL training programs available? These are truck driving schools which are owned and operated by trucking companies. They're also known as company-sponsored CDL training programs. These programs can often turn out to be free CDL training! Check out that link to learn more.

Independent truck driving schools and company-sponsored schools are both worthy of consideration and are covered thoroughly in our truck driver's career guide.