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College of the Siskiyous

Weed, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·siskiyous.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
33%
+8.0pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
1,575
peer median 2,589
Avg net price
$11,120
+$2.6k vs Community College
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About

College of the Siskiyous (COS) is a public community college with campuses in Weed and Yreka in Siskiyou County in Northern California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System, serving as the northernmost college in the state of California and the only college in Siskiyou County. The college is in the service area of California State University, Chico and one of only eleven community colleges in California that provide on-campus housing for students.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
33%+8.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
48%

Pell equity

4.3pp gap
Pell recipients
31%18 of 59
Non-Pell (all)
35%24 of 68
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%2 of 4
No Federal Aid
34%22 of 64

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.3-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 46 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
46
Passing
2
4.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

46programs
  • Passing2 · 4.3%
  • No Data44 · 95.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
44

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
Behavioral Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+24.7%
$44,993 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+207.5%
$110,965 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$10,500 debt · $110,965 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1961Next review Mar 2030

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Feb 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Jan 2018Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Jul 2016Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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$9,816
$30–48k$7,489
$48–75k$12,443
$75–110k$14,567
$110k+$17,725

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

Avg net price
$11,120
+$2,614vs Community College median $8,506
Federal loans
7.2%
In-state tuition
$1,444
Out-of-state
$9,394

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, 672 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $823K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
672
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.1M
$3,121,351 total
Direct Loans
$823K
180 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$258K
80 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$371K
88 loan awards
Parent PLUS$194K
12 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 217 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (9.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
9.2%
+6.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
217
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.2%
2017
20.7%
2018
15.6%
2019
9.2%
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 College of the Siskiyous

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

356 total completions
01Liberal Arts
6819.1%
02Social Sciences
6117.1%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
4211.8%
04Business
3911.0%
05Psychology
3710.4%
06Health Professions
287.9%
07Parks/Recreation
287.9%
08Security/Protective
287.9%
09Family/Consumer Sci
154.2%
10Communication
102.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,575
12-mo unduplicated
3,045
Undergraduate
3,045
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%1,499
Women
51%1,546

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.9%
Hispanic
19.0%
Two or more
10.7%
Unknown
3.8%
Black
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.2%
Asian
2.0%
Non-resident
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
208
153 M · 55 W
Women athletes
26.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$34K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
70 M · —
$332K
Soccer
22 M · 20 W
$311K
Baseball
35 M · —
$175K
Basketball
23 M · 8 W
$208K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
16 M · —
$32K
Softball
— · 15 W
$96K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
1.40
2 offenses · 1,430 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.40Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs13
Liquor15

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
46

College of the Siskiyous vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions College of the Siskiyous 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
SubjectCollege of the Siskiyous
33%Open admission1,575$11,120Community College
Angelina College
—Open admission3,890$7,773Community College
Barstow Community College
—Open admission3,226$12,773Community College
Canada College
—Open admission6,625$32Community College
Centralia College
—Open admission2,244$9,862Baccalaureate
Cerro Coso Community College
—Open admission5,549$18,306Community College
Clatsop Community College
—Open admission754$10,548Community College
Clovis Community College
—Open admission2,342$3,230Community College
Coconino Community College
—Open admission2,524$13,996Community College
College of Alameda
—Open admission6,141$8,496Community College
Colorado Northwestern Community College
—Open admission1,271$12,131Community College
Columbia College
—Open admission2,828$11,316Community College
Dine College
13%Open admission1,434$6,057Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
—Open admission2,082$3,645Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College
—Open admission10,109$12,254Community College
Feather River Community College District
25%Open admission2,055$10,800Baccalaureate
Flathead Valley Community College
—Open admission2,234$8,099Community College
Folsom Lake College
—Open admission11,098$5,975Community College
Gavilan College
—Open admission6,083$6,542Community College
Grays Harbor College
—Open admission1,577$4,783Baccalaureate
Grayson College
—Open admission4,324$5,880Community College
Howard College
—Open admission4,101$6,147Community College
Kilgore College
—Open admission7,198$5,364Community College
Klamath Community College
—Open admission1,834$7,050Community College
Lake Tahoe Community College
—Open admission4,040$8,516Community College
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
—Open admission4,680$2,846Community College
Lassen Community College
—Open admission2,038$12,517Community College
Luna Community College
—Open admission743$4,595Community College
Mendocino College
—Open admission4,225$8,330Community College
Morgan Community College
—Open admission1,626$9,266Community College
New Mexico Junior College
—Open admission2,235$6,524Community College
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
—Open admission1,152$7,369Community College
Northeastern Junior College
—Open admission1,684$13,801Community College
Northern Wyoming Community College District
—Open admission3,534$9,346Community College
Otero College
—Open admission959$11,103Community College
Palo Verde College
—Open admission3,833$18,993Community College
Peninsula College
—Open admission2,153$9,246Baccalaureate
Porterville College
—Open admission4,784$12,301Community College
Rogue Community College
—Open admission4,009$11,042Community College
Santa Fe Community College
—Open admission4,469$11,067Community College
Southwestern Oregon Community College
—Open admission1,551$8,527Community College
Temple College
—Open admission5,274$10,682Community College
Texarkana College
—Open admission4,290$8,812Community College
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
—Open admission1,687$4,868Community College
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
—Open admission921$5,714Community College
Vernon College
—Open admission2,299$6,404Community College
Western Nevada College
—Open admission4,284$12,732Baccalaureate
Western Texas College
—Open admission1,385$3,562Community College
Western Wyoming Community College
—Open admission2,653$6,591Community College
Windward Community College
—Open admission2,765$8,169Community College
Peer group median25%—2,589$8,506

Institutions like College of the Siskiyous

Explore the federal data for institutions in College of the Siskiyous's comparison group.

IPEDS

College of the Siskiyous Institutional Research office

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

Office
Research and Evaluation
Email
research [at] siskiyous.edu
Address
800 College Ave., Weed, CA 96094

The College of the Siskiyous Research and Evaluation page provides insights into student demographic trends and outcomes from Fall 2021 to Fall 2025, highlighting growth and success rates. It includes contact information for the office and general information about the college's policies.

Visit IR office page

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of College of the Siskiyous (1)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Adris De León
    Athletics

Frequently asked questions about College of the Siskiyous

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about College of the Siskiyous.

What is the acceptance rate at College of the Siskiyous?

College of the Siskiyous does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

What is the graduation rate at College of the Siskiyous?

College of the Siskiyous reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend College of the Siskiyous?

College of the Siskiyous reports a total enrollment of 1,575 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at College of the Siskiyous?

The average net price at College of the Siskiyous is $11,120 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is College of the Siskiyous located?

College of the Siskiyous is located in Weed, California 96094-2899.

Who runs Institutional Research at College of the Siskiyous?

College of the Siskiyous's IR work is done by the Research and Evaluation.

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.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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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