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Southwestern Oregon Community College

Coos Bay, Oregon·Public, 2-year·Far West·socc.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
Total enrollment
1,551
peer median 3,457
Avg net price
$8,815
-$553 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%
Non-Pell
38%

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 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
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.2%
$43,715 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+124.5%
$80,990 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$11,000 debt · $43,715 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$17,807 debt · $80,990 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1966Next review Apr 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Oct 2019Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools · Medical Assisting (MAAAS) - Associate in/of Applied Science program
  3. Feb 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools · Medical Assisting (MAAAS) - Associate in/of Applied Science program

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$7,466
$30–48k$7,190
$48–75k$8,314
$75–110k$12,301
$110k+$12,774

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

Avg net price
$8,815
-$552vs Community College median $9,368
Federal loans
19.2%
In-state tuition
$6,840
Out-of-state
$6,840

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 774 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
774
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,648,241 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
442 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$626K
204 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$814K
224 loan awards
Parent PLUS$145K
14 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 341 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (4.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
341
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.3%
2017
19.7%
2018
10.1%
2019
4.1%
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 SOCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

302 total completions
01Liberal Arts
19464.2%
02Health Professions
5016.6%
03Personal/Culinary
227.3%
04Business
103.3%
05Computer Sciences
62.0%
06Precision Production
62.0%
07Engineering
51.7%
08Family/Consumer Sci
41.3%
09Physical Sciences
31.0%
10Comm. Technologies
20.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,551
12-mo unduplicated
2,153
Undergraduate
2,153
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%823
Women
62%1,330

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.0%
Hispanic
13.8%
Two or more
7.4%
Non-resident
4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.8%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
1.6%
Black
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
236
147 M · 89 W
Women athletes
37.7%
Athletic aid
$671K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$381K
$289K
Recruiting expense
$8K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$11K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Baseball
36 M ·
$175K
Soccer
21 M · 13 W
$161K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
18 M · 15 W
$133K
Wrestling
18 M · 12 W
$293K
Swimming
17 M · 10 W
$365K
Basketball
15 M · 10 W
$198K

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
4.85
7 offenses · 1,443 students

3-year trend

1.302 yrs ago0.671 yr ago4.85Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
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

Burglary
4
Motor vehicle theft
3

By location

7total
  • On campus7

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
Drugs327
Liquor2842

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
47

SOCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SOCC 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
SubjectSouthwestern Oregon Community College
40%1,551$8,815Community College
Umpqua Community College
2,582$10,168Community College
Central Oregon Community College
4,332$10,765Community College
Chemeketa Community College
8,098$8,457Community College
Lassen Community College
2,038$7,677Community College
Portland Community College
20,861$9,920Community College
Peer group median40%3,457$9,368

Frequently asked questions about Southwestern Oregon Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SOCC.

What is the graduation rate at Southwestern Oregon Community College?

Southwestern Oregon Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Southwestern Oregon Community College?

Southwestern Oregon Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,551 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Southwestern Oregon Community College is $8,815 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Southwestern Oregon Community College located?

Southwestern Oregon Community College is located in Coos Bay, Oregon 97420-2193.

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