Public · Community college

Southwestern Oregon Community College

Coos Bay, Oregon · Remote town

23%
Transfer rate
$8,527
Avg net price
40%
Grad / completion
$38,349
Median earnings

Southwestern Oregon Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Coos Bay, Oregon (remote town setting), enrolling 1,270 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,270 undergradsRemote townOtherNear the coast

About Coos Bay, Oregon

Coos Bay is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States, located where the Coos River enters the Coos Bay estuary on the Pacific Ocean. Members of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw and Coquille tribes lived, fished, hunted and gathered along Coos Bay and its estuaries, along rivers, and in meadows and forests. Approximately 400 years ago, British and Spanish explorers first approached the South Coast. Coos Art Museum, a museum in Downtown Coos Bay, has operated since 1950. Located in a historic former US Post Office, it offers tour exhibits, art classes, lectures, and community events. The museum holds 477 permanent collections and rotates its displays throughout the year. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
74 miles to Eugene, OR
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
2 miles to Southwest Oregon (OTH)

How Southwestern Oregon Community College compares

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 25% · #22 of 37 in Oregon

First-year retention57%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,349

Higher than 62% · #11 of 33 in Oregon

Average net price$8,527

Cheaper than 76% · #8 cheapest of 35 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment1,270

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare Southwestern 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

1,270undergrads
  • Women73658%
  • Men53442%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White66%
  • Black1.5%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Asian1.6%
  • Other or multiracial16%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,270
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
28%
Median family income
$24,850
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,463
Endowment
$4,980,429

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 450 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Oregon72%
  • Other U.S. states23%
  • International5.1%

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

5% came from outside the U.S. 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
$7,192
Room & board
$8,526
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$16,274
Average net price
$8,527

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
40%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,951
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,349
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
19%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
40%
Low-income (Pell)
27%
First-generation
26%

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
396
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
31%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
297 (173 men · 124 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 (11)

Soccer51
Wrestling48
Track and Field (Outdoor)37
Baseball34
Basketball28
Swimming27
Softball18
Cross Country16
Volleyball15
Golf13
Other Sports10

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
12

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (1,551 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.

4.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year4.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.0
Motor vehicle theft
2.0

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
$6,414
$30–48k
$7,062
$48–75k
$8,238
$75–110k
$12,342
$110k+
$13,702

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.

59%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,534
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 59% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,534. 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 371 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)
$38,349
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

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
$33,241
Men
$42,011

Men out-earn women by $8,770 (26%) 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
67°F
Winter low
40°F
Annual rain
59.1″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°60°80°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.311JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, North Bend Rgnl AP, OR US station (1.3 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.