Public · Community college

Treasure Valley Community College

Ontario, Oregon · Distant town

15%
Transfer rate: $11,172
Avg net price: 37%
Grad / completion: $36,738
Median earnings

Treasure Valley Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Ontario, Oregon (distant town setting), enrolling 1,193 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,193 undergradsDistant townNWACCold winters

About Ontario, Oregon

Ontario is the largest city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Ontario was founded on June 11, 1883, by developers William Morfitt, Mary Richardson, Daniel Smith, and James Virtue. In March 1884, Richard Welch started a post office for the quarter of Ontario, so named by James Virtue after Ontario, Canada. The Heinz Frozen Food Company (formerly Ore-Ida), a subsidiary of H. J. Heinz Company, processes locally grown potatoes, and annually produces over 600,000,000 pounds (270,000,000 kg) of 75 different potato products, while employing approximately 1,000. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 48 miles to Boise, ID
To the ocean: 337 miles
Nearest airport: 49 miles to Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI) · major hub

How Treasure Valley Community College compares

Graduation rate37%

Higher than 22% · #23 of 37 in Oregon

First-year retention58%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,738

Higher than 55% · #15 of 33 in Oregon

Average net price$11,172

Cheaper than 66% · #14 cheapest of 35 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment1,193

Larger than 75%

Percentiles compare Treasure Valley 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

Women65955%
Men53445%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White53%
Black1.8%
Hispanic26%
Asian0.8%
Other or multiracial19%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,193
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 62%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 33%
Median family income: $26,400
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $55,494
Endowment: $11,754,381

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 190 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Oregon48%
Other U.S. states52%

A regional draw: about 48% of first-years come from Oregon, the rest from elsewhere.

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: $6,795
Room & board: $8,166
Books & supplies: $1,464
Total cost of attendance: $14,990
Average net price: $11,172

Outcomes

Graduated: 37%
First-year retention: 58%
Transferred to another college: 15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,234
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $36,738
Median debt at graduation: $12,000
Students with federal loans: 53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 37%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

37%

Low-income (Pell)

14%

First-generation

12%

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: 128
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 11%
Housing charge (year): $3,998
Meal plan (year): $3,954
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NWAC
Varsity athletes: 250 (131 men · 119 women)

Varsity sports (10)

Soccer43

Rodeo40

Baseball36

Track and Field (Outdoor)34

Basketball28

Softball20

Volleyball17

Tennis13

Wrestling10

Cross Country9

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$10,685

$30–48k

$10,777

$48–75k

$12,049

$75–110k

$13,552

$110k+

$12,817

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.

45%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,097

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 45% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,097. 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 196 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): $36,738
Typical debt at graduation: $12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 33%
Out-earn a HS grad: 41%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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

$30,616

Men

$43,999

Men out-earn women by $13,383 (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: 93°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 10″
Annual snow: 15.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ontario Ksrv, OR US station (1.6 mi from campus).

What Treasure Valley Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

95 grads$25k 1 yr$40k 5 yr$12k debt

95$24,850$39,691$12,000 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

46 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

46———Air TransportationCert.

28 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

28———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

23 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

23———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Plant SciencesCert.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———CarpentersCert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

13 grads$70k 1 yr— 5 yr$37k debt

13$70,211—$37,000 Air TransportationAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Precision Metal WorkingAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———

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.