Public · Community college

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, Oregon · Large suburb

#4 for grad earnings in Oregon#5 best value in Oregon
22%
Transfer rate
$7,855
Avg net price
23%
Grad / completion
$42,886
Median earnings

Clackamas Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Oregon City, Oregon (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,963 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 4,963 undergradsLarge suburbNWAC

About Oregon City, Oregon

Oregon City is a city in and the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, located on the Willamette River near the southern limits of the Portland metropolitan area. Known in recent decades as the site of several large paper mills on the Willamette River, the city played a significant role in the early history of the Oregon Country. Museums include the Museum of the Oregon Territory and the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, with costumed "living history" guides. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
14 miles to Portland, OR
To the ocean
65 miles
Nearest airport
18 miles to Portland (PDX) · major hub

How Clackamas Community College compares

Graduation rate23%

Higher than 6% · #32 of 37 in Oregon

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,886

Higher than 79% · #4 of 33 in Oregon

Average net price$7,855

Cheaper than 79% · #5 cheapest of 35 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$11,992

Lower than 30%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment4,963

Larger than 91%

Percentiles compare Clackamas 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

4,963undergrads
  • Women2,74655%
  • Men2,21745%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White58%
  • Black2.7%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian3.6%
  • Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,963
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
25%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
40%
Median family income
$25,150
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$92,529
Endowment
$23,995,161

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 1,437 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Oregon94%
  • Other U.S. states5.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Clackamas 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
$6,345
Out-of-state tuition
$14,265
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,800
Total cost of attendance
$11,085
Average net price
$7,855

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
23%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,557
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,886
Median debt at graduation
$11,992
Students with federal loans
34%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
23%
Low-income (Pell)
8%
First-generation
8%

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
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NWAC
Varsity athletes
158 (86 men · 72 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (8)

Track and Field (Outdoor)35
Baseball32
Basketball23
Soccer17
Softball14
Volleyball14
Wrestling13
Cross Country10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
13

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (5,545 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.

5.7reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year4.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.3
Arson
1.3
Aggravated assault
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Rape
0.3
Fondling
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
$7,860
$30–48k
$6,534
$48–75k
$7,216
$75–110k
$11,085
$110k+
$11,085

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.

24%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,077
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 24% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,077. 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 618 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)
$42,886
Typical debt at graduation
$11,992
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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
$38,977
Men
$47,005

Men out-earn women by $8,028 (21%) 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
36°F
Annual rain
44.8″
Annual snow
1.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.67.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oregon City, OR US station (2.7 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.