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Central Oregon Community College Data & Information Overview

2 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
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How Well Is Central Oregon Community College Ranked?

#1,624 Best Colleges in Nation
#24 Best Colleges in OR
Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Central Oregon Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, COCC is ranked #1,624 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when COCC held the #1,688 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

COCC is also ranked #24 out of 29 schools in Oregon.

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Is It Hard to Get Into COCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Central Oregon Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Central Oregon Community College admissions.

Central Oregon Community College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
46% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Central Oregon Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Central Oregon Community College is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  46 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Central Oregon Community College

57% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Central Oregon Community College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  57 out of 100
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Central Oregon Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,832 Full-Time Undergraduates
20.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,304 undergraduates at COCC with 1,832 being full-time and 2,472 being part-time.

How Much Does Central Oregon Community College Cost?

$8,807 Net Price
31% Take Out Loans
$22,528 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of COCC is $8,807. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for COCC

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$6,769$8,368$9,485$12,112$12,927

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of COCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At COCC, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,632 a year. That adds up to $22,528 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do COCC Graduates Make?

$38,940 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from COCC make about $38,940 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Central Oregon Community College

Oregon State
1,832 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Central Oregon Community College is a public institution situated in Bend, Oregon. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for COCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address:2600 Nw College Way, Bend, OR 97703
Phone:541-383-7500
Website:www.cocc.edu/

Central Oregon Community College Majors

33 Majors With Completions
1,636 Undergraduate Degrees
1,636 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 33 majors graduated from Central Oregon Community College. Of these students, 1,636 received undergraduate degrees and 1,636 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies388NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair61NA
Business Administration & Management51NA
Nursing45NA
Allied Health Professions29NA
Air Transportation29NA
Computer Information Systems22NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific21NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services21NA
Dental Support Services19NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Central Oregon Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at COCC

60% Take At Least One Class Online
31% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2022-2023, 2,474 students took at least one online class at Central Oregon Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,195 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20232,4741,280
2021-20223,1951,939
2020-20213,9373,546
2018-20191,617493

Learn more about online learning at Central Oregon Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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