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Central Oregon Community College

Bend, OR709 online only

Central Oregon Community College is a public community college in Bend, OR, with about 3,344 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,344
plus 709 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$12,266
tuition and fees $5,049; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
25%
lower than at 94% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,940
lower than at 56% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Central Oregon Community College

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 25% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 94% of 2-year colleges. 62% of first-year students come back for a second year. Most students here study part-time, and the rate only counts first-time, full-time students. Outcomes ↓

Most students study part-time

50% of undergraduates attend part-time, and 34% are 25 or older. The students ↓

Central Oregon Community College focuses on liberal arts

44% of the degrees Central Oregon Community College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, health professions, is 22%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
25%
within 3 years · Pell students 20%
Come back for year two
62%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,940
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,000
about $127 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $2,912 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

32%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 23% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$35k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Central Oregon Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Central Oregon Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $19,753 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $13,545

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,049Room & board $13,308Books & supplies $1,800

After grants, the average family on aid pays $12,266.

Tuition and fees are $5,049 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$13,827

About $27,654 over 2 years · 30% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 44%Health professions 22%Business 8%Transportation 6%Culinary & personal services 4%Engineering tech 4%Everything else 12%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities326 graduates a year · typical debt $11,500
$44k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing54 graduates a year · typical debt $20,000
$91k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations40 graduates a year · typical debt $11,322
$58k4 yrs out
Air Transportation39 graduates a year · typical debt $16,419
$34k1 yr out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions21 graduates a year
$95k4 yrs out
Fire Protection15 graduates a year
$96k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General13 graduates a year
—not reported
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services11 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

3,789 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 67%Hispanic 16%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
14 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
22%
take federal loans
34%
undergrads 25 or older
50%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Bend

5% of Bend’s 107,342 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Bend pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Central Oregon Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Oregon State University-Cascades CampusUniversity or college · Public · Bend
2.1 mi1,313 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.