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Central Oregon Community College

Bend, Oregon·Public, 2-year·Far West·cocc.edu
6-yr Graduation
25%
—
Total enrollment
4,332
peer median 4,602
Avg net price
$10,765
+$1.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
25%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
20%
Non-Pell
25%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 86 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 80 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
86
Passing
6
7.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

86programs
  • Passing6 · 7.0%
  • No Data80 · 93.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
80

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.

6
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+18.6%
$42,792 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+22.0%
$44,031 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+59.5%
$57,555 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+151.6%
$90,769 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+163.9%
$95,233 vs $36,082
Fire Protection
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+167.4%
$96,494 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
40%
$17,188 debt · $42,792 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$14,000 debt · $43,363 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
27%
$12,000 debt · $44,031 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$13,949 debt · $57,555 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$21,979 debt · $90,769 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1966Next review Apr 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 10

  1. Jan 2026Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation · Massage
  5. Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,752
$30–48k$9,727
$48–75k$12,300
$75–110k$14,315
$110k+$13,603

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

Avg net price
$10,765
+$1,260vs Community College median $9,505
Federal loans
18.7%
In-state tuition
$4,941
Out-of-state
$13,185

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,809 students received $7.8M in Pell grants, alongside $5.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,809
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.8M
$7,824,554 total
Direct Loans
$5.0M
1,300 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
676 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
586 loan awards
Parent PLUS$599K
38 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,182 borrowers who entered repayment, 47 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,182
Defaulted
47
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.6%
2017
15.5%
2018
11.8%
2019
3.9%
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 COCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

589 total completions
01Liberal Arts
33456.7%
02Health Professions
7512.7%
03Business
518.7%
04Transportation
406.8%
05Security/Protective
254.2%
06Computer Sciences
244.1%
07Personal/Culinary
162.7%
08Agriculture
152.5%
09Education
50.8%
10Mechanic
40.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,332
12-mo unduplicated
7,321
Undergraduate
7,321
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%3,367
Women
54%3,954

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.7%
Hispanic
14.8%
Unknown
7.8%
Two or more
5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.8%
Asian
1.6%
Black
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.96
4 offenses · 4,155 students

3-year trend

0.232 yrs ago0.271 yr ago0.96Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
2
Rape
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs012
Liquor018

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
132

COCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions COCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectCentral Oregon Community College
25%—4,332$10,765Community College
Chemeketa Community College
——8,098$8,457Community College
Umpqua Community College
——2,582$10,168Community College
Southwestern Oregon Community College
——1,551$8,815Community College
South Puget Sound Community College
——4,871$9,090Community College
Portland Community College
——20,861$9,920Community College
Peer group median25%—4,602$9,505

Institutions like COCC

Explore the federal data for institutions in COCC's comparison group.

IPEDS

COCC Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Brynn Pierce
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Set

COCC's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Total enrollment
4,304
4,304 UG · 0 grad
6-yr graduation rate
0%
First-year retention
50%
Student–faculty ratio
16 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$12,401
after avg need-based grant
01

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$19,306
Tuition
$4,90525%
Fees
$7544%
Room & board
$11,84761%
Books
$1,8009%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $19,306 (2021-2022).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$19,306
Net (aided)
$12,401
Avg need grant
$6,905

Sticker $19,306 → about $12,401 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($6,905); 73% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Federal64.3%
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located35.0%
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).0.7%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

02

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
0%
Retention
50%

6-year graduation rate 0%; first-year retention 50%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students0%
Pell recipients0%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 0 pts above the overall rate (0% vs 0%).

03

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students87
10-19 students165
20-29 students127
30-39 students20
40-49 students3
50-99 students0
100+ students0

63% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
16 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
26%
Women faculty
56%

Key faculty indicators.

04

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White, non-Hispanic69.3%
Hispanic/Latino12.2%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown10.4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic4.6%
Asian, non-Hispanic1.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic1.2%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic0.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic0.3%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

05

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
876
Admitted
876
Enrolled
350

876 transfer applicants → 876 admitted (100.0%) → 350 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Central Oregon Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about COCC.

What is the graduation rate at Central Oregon Community College?

Central Oregon Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 25% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Central Oregon Community College?

Central Oregon Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,332 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Central Oregon Community College?

The average net price at Central Oregon Community College is $10,765 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Central Oregon Community College located?

Central Oregon Community College is located in Bend, Oregon 97703.

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