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Clatsop Community College

Astoria, Oregon · Remote town

10%
Transfer rate: $10,548
Avg net price: 29%
Grad / completion: $39,477
Median earnings

Clatsop Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Astoria, Oregon (remote town setting), enrolling 493 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 493 undergradsRemote townNear the coast

About Astoria, Oregon

Astoria is a port city in and the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The Lewis and Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1805–1806 at Fort Clatsop, a small log structure southwest of modern-day Astoria. The expedition had hoped a ship would come by that could take them back east, but instead, they endured a torturous winter of rain and cold. Actor Clark Gable is claimed to have begun his career at the Astoria Theatre in 1922. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 72 miles to Portland, OR
To the ocean: < 1 mile
Nearest airport: 70 miles to Olympia (OLM)

How Clatsop Community College compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 11% · #27 of 37 in Oregon

First-year retention48%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,477

Higher than 67% · #8 of 33 in Oregon

Average net price$10,548

Cheaper than 68% · #12 cheapest of 35 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$11,602

Lower than 32%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment493

Larger than 62%

Percentiles compare Clatsop 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

Women29059%
Men20341%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black0.8%
Hispanic23%
Other or multiracial24%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 493
Student–faculty ratio: 8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 39%
First-generation students: 53%
Students over 25: 36%
Median family income: $20,285
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $86,931
Endowment: $6,805,159

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,110
Out-of-state tuition: $9,610
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,900
Total cost of attendance: $18,567
Average net price: $10,548

Outcomes

Graduated: 29%
First-year retention: 48%
Transferred to another college: 10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $36,067
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $39,477
Median debt at graduation: $11,602
Students with federal loans: 9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

29%

Low-income (Pell)

23%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 2.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 5

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.7reported offenses a year

0 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

1.3

Motor vehicle theft

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

$10,245

$30–48k

$10,467

$48–75k

$10,577

$75–110k

$12,201

$110k+

—

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.

47%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,905

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 47% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,905. 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 66 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): $39,477
Typical debt at graduation: $11,602
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 41%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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

$37,791

Men

$43,602

Men out-earn women by $5,811 (15%) 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: 69°F
Winter low: 37°F
Annual rain: 70.3″
Annual snow: 1.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Astoria Rgnl AP, OR US station (3.4 mi from campus).

What Clatsop Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

52 grads$24k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$15k debt

52$23,808$29,546$15,000 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

18 grads— 1 yr$93k 5 yr— debt

18—$93,208—Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Marine TransportationAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Precision Metal WorkingAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Computer ScienceAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Historic Preservation and ConservationAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Fire ProtectionAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.