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Linn-Benton Community College

Albany, Oregon·Public, 2-year·Far West·linnbenton.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
Total enrollment
5,242
peer median 6,833
Avg net price
$11,070
+$3.2k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
29%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
30%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 75 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
7
9.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing7 · 9.3%
  • No Data68 · 90.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
6
No data
68

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.

7
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+1.2%
$36,515 vs $36,082
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.2%
$45,527 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+32.9%
$47,936 vs $36,082
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+50.0%
$54,138 vs $36,082
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+84.5%
$66,566 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+91.6%
$69,126 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+158.0%
$93,085 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+1.2%
+$433

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$14,750 debt · $45,527 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
30%
$10,908 debt · $36,515 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$16,567 debt · $69,126 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$19,333 debt · $93,085 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$9,500 debt · $64,237 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1972Next review Oct 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 7

  1. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Aug 2019Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,522
$30–48k$8,488
$48–75k$11,693
$75–110k$14,327
$110k+$14,551

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

Avg net price
$11,070
+$3,203vs Community College median $7,867
Federal loans
40.0%
In-state tuition
$6,288
Out-of-state
$13,992

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,042 students received $8.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,042
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.9M
$8,889,314 total
Direct Loans
$5.0M
1,410 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
1k
21
1k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
718 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
670 loan awards
Parent PLUS$219K
22 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 1,018 borrowers who entered repayment, 37 (3.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,018
Defaulted
37
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.1%
2017
13.8%
2018
11.0%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.1%
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 Linn-Benton Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs80
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

605 total completions
01Liberal Arts
29448.6%
02Health Professions
7312.1%
03Mechanic
538.8%
04Computer Sciences
498.1%
05Business
396.4%
06Precision Production
274.5%
07Psychology
203.3%
08Engineering
193.1%
09Visual/Performing Arts
172.8%
10Agriculture
142.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,242
12-mo unduplicated
8,631
Undergraduate
8,631
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%3,767
Women
56%4,864

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.3%
Unknown
16.4%
Hispanic
13.3%
Two or more
5.3%
Asian
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Black
1.1%
Non-resident
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
81
52 M · 29 W
Women athletes
35.8%
Athletic aid
$211K
Total student aid
Budget
$979K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$119K
$92K
Recruiting expense
$156
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
34 M ·
$207K
Basketball
18 M · 14 W
$260K
Volleyball
· 15 W
$120K

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
0.24
1 offenses · 4,242 students

3-year trend

0.402 yrs ago1.191 yr ago0.24Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Weapons00
Drugs20
Liquor10

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.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
123

Linn-Benton Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Linn-Benton Community College 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
SubjectLinn-Benton Community College
29%5,242$11,070Community College
Rogue Community College
4,009$8,493Community College
San Jose City College
8,609$16,658Community College
Victor Valley College
8,423$3,228Community College
Cosumnes River College
15,744$4,648Community College
College of the Siskiyous
1,575$7,241Community College
Peer group median29%6,833$7,867

Frequently asked questions about Linn-Benton Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Linn-Benton Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Linn-Benton Community College?

Linn-Benton Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Linn-Benton Community College?

Linn-Benton Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,242 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Linn-Benton Community College?

The average net price at Linn-Benton Community College is $11,070 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Linn-Benton Community College located?

Linn-Benton Community College is located in Albany, Oregon 97321.

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