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Blue Mountain Community College

Pendleton, Oregon·Public, 2-year·Far West·bluecc.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
Total enrollment
1,407
peer median 1,110
Avg net price
$12,133
+$2.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
51%

Pell equity

22.0pp gap
Pell recipients
28%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 22.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 26 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
26
Passing
2
7.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

26programs
  • Passing2 · 7.7%
  • No Data24 · 92.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
24

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+33.1%
$48,015 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+185.2%
$102,910 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
28%
$13,614 debt · $48,015 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1968Next review Oct 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Jan 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Aug 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Aug 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Oct 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,592
$30–48k$10,853
$48–75k$12,185
$75–110k$14,416
$110k+$15,463

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,133
+$2,740vs Community College median $9,393
Federal loans
8.9%
In-state tuition
$6,941
Out-of-state
$9,551

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 667 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $707K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
667
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.0M
$2,968,841 total
Direct Loans
$707K
195 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
1k
21
0k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$296K
96 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$384K
93 loan awards
Parent PLUS$27K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 171 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (3.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
171
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.6%
2017
14.0%
2018
7.3%
2019
3.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bluecc

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

221 total completions
01Liberal Arts
16373.8%
02Business
135.9%
03Education
135.9%
04Health Professions
135.9%
05Agriculture
83.6%
06Security/Protective
41.8%
07Mechanic
41.8%
08Computer Sciences
31.4%
09Construction Trades
00.0%
10Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,407
12-mo unduplicated
3,221
Undergraduate
3,221
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%1,389
Women
57%1,832

Race / ethnicity composition

White
43.0%
Hispanic
29.9%
Unknown
17.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
4.5%
Two or more
2.4%
Black
1.5%
Asian
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
163
93 M · 70 W
Women athletes
42.9%
Athletic aid
$325K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$148K
$177K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
52 M ·
$173K
Soccer
21 M · 21 W
$218K
Basketball
11 M · 11 W
$172K
Softball
· 19 W
$108K
Rodeo
9 M · 8 W
$136K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$83K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,227 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.821 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    32

    Bluecc vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Bluecc selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBlue Mountain Community College
    30%1,407$12,133Community College
    Klamath Community College
    1,834$8,084Community College
    Clatsop Community College
    754$13,433Community College
    Columbia Gorge Community College
    812$10,550Community College
    Tillamook Bay Community College
    587$4,700Community College
    Clackamas Community College
    5,545$8,236Community College
    Peer group median30%1,110$9,393

    Frequently asked questions about Blue Mountain Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bluecc.

    What is the graduation rate at Blue Mountain Community College?

    Blue Mountain Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Blue Mountain Community College?

    Blue Mountain Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,407 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Blue Mountain Community College?

    The average net price at Blue Mountain Community College is $12,133 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Blue Mountain Community College located?

    Blue Mountain Community College is located in Pendleton, Oregon 97801.

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