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Blue Mountain Community College

Pendleton, OR651 online only

Blue Mountain Community College is a public community college in Pendleton, OR, with about 720 students on campus.

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Students on campus
720
plus 651 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,095
tuition and fees $7,076; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
30%
lower than at 91% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,375
lower than at 58% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Blue Mountain Community College

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 30% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 91% of 2-year colleges. 51% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Blue Mountain Community College. Nearby ↓

Blue Mountain Community College is mostly about liberal arts

58% of the degrees Blue Mountain Community College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, education, is 8%. Majors ↓

Rent in Pendleton is below the state median

Median rent in Pendleton is $956 a month, 37% below the state median. Living in Pendleton ↓

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
30%
within 3 years · Pell students 28%
Come back for year two
51%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,375
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

4.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $2,824 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

33%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 24% 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
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$46k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Blue Mountain Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Blue Mountain Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $20,650 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,754

Tuition & fees (in state) $7,076Books & supplies $1,050Other costs $12,524

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,095.

Tuition and fees are $7,076 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

$13,508

About $27,016 over 2 years · 35% 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 58%Education 8%Health professions 8%Business 7%Agriculture 6%Computer science 6%Everything else 6%

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 Humanities140 graduates a year · typical debt $14,259
$48k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing15 graduates a year · typical debt $18,964
$103k4 yrs out
Agricultural Production Operations12 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods12 graduates a year
—not reported
Fire Protection6 graduates a year
—not reported
Business/Commerce, General6 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations6 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management4 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

962 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 42%Hispanic 33%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 2%

Women and men

Women 62%Men 38%
18 : 1
students per teacher
33%
get Pell grants (lower income)
7%
take federal loans
35%
undergrads 25 or older
43%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Pendleton

6% of Pendleton’s 16,989 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Pendleton pages.

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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.