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Chemeketa Community College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Chemeketa Community College is ranked #1,079 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Chemeketa Community College is also ranked #11 out of 29 schools in Oregon.
Chemeketa Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Chemeketa 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.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Chemeketa Community College is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Chemeketa Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,328 undergraduates at Chemeketa Community College with 3,727 being full-time and 4,601 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,539 | $6,349 | $8,018 | $12,020 | $13,945 |
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 Chemeketa Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Chemeketa Community College, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $4,521 a year. That adds up to $18,084 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Chemeketa Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4000 Lancaster Dr Ne, Salem, OR 97305 |
| Phone: | 503-399-5000 |
| Website: | www.chemeketa.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 949 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 70 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 62 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 52 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 50 | NA |
| Special Education | 49 | NA |
| Accounting | 45 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 41 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 35 | NA |
| Nursing | 33 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 4,577 students took at least one online class at Chemeketa Community College. This is a decrease from the 6,374 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,577 | 2,366 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,374 | 3,915 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,780 | 7,012 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,630 | 1,904 |
Learn more about online learning at Chemeketa Community College.
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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