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Linn-Benton Community College

Albany, Oregon · Small city

#5 for grad earnings in Oregon
17%
Transfer rate
$11,553
Avg net price
29%
Grad / completion
$41,363
Median earnings

Linn-Benton Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Albany, Oregon (small city setting), enrolling 5,174 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 5,174 undergradsSmall cityNWAC

About Albany, Oregon

Albany is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. The Kalapuya had named the area Takenah, a Kalapuyan word used to describe the deep pool at the confluence of the Calapooia and Willamette rivers. A variation of the place name can also be written as Tekenah. The annual events in Albany include the Northwest Art and Air Festival, River Rhythms, Summer Sounds (formerly Mondays at Monteith), Veteran's Day Parade, Albany Upstairs Downtown Wine Walk and the Craft Brew Smackdown. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
37 miles to Eugene, OR
To the ocean
44 miles
Nearest airport
23 miles to Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE)

How Linn-Benton Community College compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 11% · #28 of 37 in Oregon

First-year retention64%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,363

Higher than 74% · #5 of 33 in Oregon

Average net price$11,553

Cheaper than 64% · #18 cheapest of 35 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$11,961

Lower than 31%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment5,174

Larger than 92%

Percentiles compare Linn-Benton 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

5,174undergrads
  • Women2,81854%
  • Men2,35646%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White56%
  • Black1.2%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian2.0%
  • Other or multiracial28%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,174
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
26%
Median family income
$25,462
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$85,131
Endowment
$11,469,353

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,317
Out-of-state tuition
$15,901
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,575
Total cost of attendance
$18,789
Average net price
$11,553

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
29%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,816
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,363
Median debt at graduation
$11,961
Students with federal loans
40%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
31%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
29%
Low-income (Pell)
19%
First-generation
20%

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
76 (44 men · 32 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 (3)

Basketball31
Baseball30
Volleyball15

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (5,242 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
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
$7,648
$30–48k
$9,299
$48–75k
$11,425
$75–110k
$14,678
$110k+
$15,216

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.

14%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,993
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 14% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,993. 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 561 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)
$41,363
Typical debt at graduation
$11,961
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

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
$34,560
Men
$49,755

Men out-earn women by $15,195 (44%) 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
34°F
Annual rain
43″
Annual snow
2.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.97.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Corvallis State Univ, OR US station (4.9 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.