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Clatsop Community College Data & Information Overview

24 awards Ranking Badges
13% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Clatsop Community College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Clatsop Community College Ranked?

Liberal Arts General Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 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.

Clatsop Community College was awarded 24 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.

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Overall Quality

Clatsop Community College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Clatsop Community College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Clatsop 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.

Learn more about Clatsop Community College admissions.

Clatsop Community College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
39% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Clatsop Community College it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

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 Clatsop Community College is 39%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  39 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Clatsop Community College

41% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 41% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Clatsop Community College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.

Freshmen Retention Rate  41 out of 100
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100

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Clatsop Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

280 Full-Time Undergraduates
31.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 754 undergraduates at Clatsop Community College with 280 being full-time and 474 being part-time.

How Much Does Clatsop Community College Cost?

$8,860 Net Price
3% Take Out Loans
$32,252 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Clatsop Community College is $8,860. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 Clatsop Community College, 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 Clatsop Community College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $8,063 a year. That adds up to $32,252 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Clatsop Community College is 12.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Clatsop Community College Graduates Make?

$33,669 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 Clatsop Community College make about $33,669 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 21% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Clatsop Community College

Oregon State
280 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Clatsop Community College is a public institution located in Astoria, Oregon. The rural area surrounding Clatsop Community College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

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Contact details for Clatsop Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103
Phone: 503-325-0910
Website: www.clatsopcc.edu/

Clatsop Community College Majors

11 Majors With Completions
92 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Clatsop Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Clatsop Community College

50% Take At Least One Class Online
21% 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 2020-2021, 371 students took at least one online class at Clatsop Community College. This is a decrease from the 419 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 371 159
2019-2020 419 120
2018-2019 276 44
2017-2018 285 44
2016-2017 275 47

Learn more about online learning at Clatsop 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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