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Linn - Benton Community College

Albany, Oregon·Public, 2-year·Far West·linnbenton.edu/index.php
6-yr Graduation
29%
—
Total enrollment
5,242
peer median 6,833
Avg net price
$11,553
+$472 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
29%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

3.3pp gap
Pell recipients
31%57 of 184
Non-Pell (all)
28%76 of 274
Subsidized loan, no Pell
30%11 of 37
No Federal Aid
27%65 of 237

Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,648
$30–48k$9,299
$48–75k$11,425
$75–110k$14,678
$110k+$15,216

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

Avg net price
$11,553
+$472vs Community College median $11,081
Federal loans
40.0%
In-state tuition
$7,317
Out-of-state
$15,901

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, 2,043 students received $8.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,043
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.9M
$8,885,893 total
Direct Loans
$5.9M
1,578 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$2.5M
806 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
750 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs85
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

580 total completions
01Liberal Arts
26245.2%
02Health Professions
8414.5%
03Mechanic
6811.7%
04Business
457.8%
05Precision Production
315.3%
06Psychology
244.1%
07Agriculture
223.8%
08Social Sciences
203.4%
09Personal/Culinary
132.2%
10Education
111.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,242
12-mo unduplicated
9,079
Undergraduate
9,079
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%3,896
Women
57%5,183

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.0%
Unknown
22.9%
Hispanic
12.4%
Two or more
4.0%
Asian
2.0%
Black
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Non-resident
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
76
44 M · 32 W
Women athletes
42.1%
Athletic aid
$237K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$138K
$99K
Recruiting expense
$516
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
14 M · 17 W
$410K
Baseball
30 M · —
$230K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$149K

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
0.20
1 offenses · 4,881 students

3-year trend

1.192 yrs ago0.241 yr ago0.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

8
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
9 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor05

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
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.

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
SubjectLinn-Benton Community College
29%—5,242$11,553Community College
Rogue Community College
——4,009$11,042Community College
San Jose City College
——8,609$16,959Community College
Victor Valley College
——8,423$1,947Community College
Cosumnes River College
——15,744$5,981Community College
College of the Siskiyous
——1,575$11,120Community College
Peer group median29%—6,833$11,081

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Linn-Benton Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

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 $11,553 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.

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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