Coastal Bend College is a community college which has its main campus in Beeville, Texas, and which operates branch campuses in Alice, Kingsville, and Pleasanton, Texas.As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of CBC is the following: all of Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties,the Pleasanton Independent School District, located in Atascosa County, andthe Kingsville, Ricardo, and Santa Gertrudis school districts, located within Kleberg County.About the CollegeEnrollment in academic, workforce education and continuing education classes during the spring of 2010 was 3,992. The Beeville campus of CBC serves the educational needs of more than 1,300 students. The district serves a rural community of some 9000sqmi. It is also one of the region's most significant economic contributors.
