Public · Community college

Central Oregon Community College

Bend, Oregon · Midsize city

21%
Transfer rate
$12,266
Avg net price
25%
Grad / completion
$38,940
Median earnings

Central Oregon Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Bend, Oregon (midsize city setting), enrolling 3,789 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,789 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Bend, Oregon

Bend is a city in Central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. American Indian tribes hunted and fished in the area. In late 1824, members of a fur-trapping party led by Peter Skene Ogden visited the area. John C. Frémont, John Strong Newberry, and other United States Army survey parties came next. The Bend Park & Recreation District protects the parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails of Bend. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
86 miles to Eugene, OR
To the ocean
134 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Roberts Field (RDM)

How Central Oregon Community College compares

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 8% · #30 of 37 in Oregon

First-year retention62%

Higher than 27%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,940

Higher than 65% · #9 of 33 in Oregon

Average net price$12,266

Cheaper than 61% · #19 cheapest of 35 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment3,789

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare Central Oregon Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Oregon.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,789undergrads
  • Women2,14557%
  • Men1,64443%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White67%
  • Black1.1%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian1.5%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,789
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
34%
Median family income
$25,505
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$80,703
Endowment
$27,405,355

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 743 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Oregon93%
  • Other U.S. states7.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Central Oregon Community College draws overwhelmingly from Oregon.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,049
Out-of-state tuition
$13,545
Room & board
$13,308
Books & supplies
$1,800
Total cost of attendance
$19,753
Average net price
$12,266

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
25%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,939
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,940
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
22%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
27%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
25%
Low-income (Pell)
17%
First-generation
18%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
320
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
8%
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (4,332 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Rape
0.3
Burglary
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$8,888
$30–48k
$10,620
$48–75k
$13,827
$75–110k
$15,005
$110k+
$17,265

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

15%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,962
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 15% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,962. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 481 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,940
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad
45%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,315
Men
$43,456

Men out-earn women by $8,141 (23%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
10.6″
Annual snow
21.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.12.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bend, OR US station (3.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.