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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
$12,266
+$3.4k 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

8.5pp gap
Pell recipients
20%38 of 191
Non-Pell (all)
28%86 of 302
Subsidized loan, no Pell
25%7 of 28
No Federal Aid
29%79 of 274

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$8,888
$30–48k$10,620
$48–75k$13,827
$75–110k$15,005
$110k+$17,265

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

Avg net price
$12,266
+$3,437vs Community College median $8,830
Federal loans
22.2%
In-state tuition
$5,049
Out-of-state
$13,545

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, 1,811 students received $7.8M in Pell grants, alongside $6.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,811
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.8M
$7,808,775 total
Direct Loans
$6.1M
1,503 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$2.4M
777 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
686 loan awards
Parent PLUS$695K
40 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 programs53
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

610 total completions
01Liberal Arts
33454.8%
02Health Professions
9114.9%
03Business
548.9%
04Transportation
487.9%
05Personal/Culinary
284.6%
06Computer Sciences
264.3%
07Security/Protective
193.1%
08Education
40.7%
09Mechanic
30.5%
10Natural Resources
30.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,332
12-mo unduplicated
7,696
Undergraduate
7,696
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%3,473
Women
55%4,223

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.4%
Hispanic
15.6%
Unknown
7.8%
Two or more
4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Asian
1.5%
Black
1.1%
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
0.00
0 offenses · 4,053 students

3-year trend

0.272 yrs ago0.961 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
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
    2
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs016
    Liquor040

    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$12,266Community College
    Chemeketa Community College
    		——8,098$8,200Community College
    Umpqua Community College
    		——2,582$8,340Community College
    Southwestern Oregon Community College
    		——1,551$8,527Community College
    South Puget Sound Community College
    		——4,871$9,132Community College
    Portland Community College
    		——20,861$10,405Community College
    Peer group median25%—4,602$8,830

    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 $12,266 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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