Best Oregon Community Colleges (2021-22)

For the 2021-22 school year, there are 20 community colleges serving 155,469 students in Oregon (18 public colleges and 2 private colleges).
For Oregon community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,676 per year for in-state students and $7,715 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $13,361 per year (view national tuition costs).
The best top ranked community colleges in California include Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Portland, Carrington College-Portland and Portland Community College.
Oregon community colleges have a diversity score of 0.66, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 46% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 44:1.

Student by Ethnicity

(OR) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
5%
Hispanic
13%
Black
4%
White
54%
Hawaiian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
17%
OR All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Top Ranked Oregon Community Colleges (2021-22)

  • College Location Students
  • Carrington College-Portland
    Private for-profit
    2004 Lloyd Center, 3rd Fl.
    Portland, OR 97232
    (503) 761-6100
    234 students
  • Columbia Gorge Community College
    Public
    400 E Scenic Dr
    The Dalles, OR 97058
    (541) 506-6000
    803 students
  • Concorde Career College-Portland
    Public
    1425 NE Irving Street, Bldg 300
    Portland, OR 97232
    (503) 281-4181
    404 students
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Portland
    Private, for profit
    600 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 500
    Portland, OR 97205
    (503) 223-2245
    452 students
  • Mt Hood Community College
    Mt Hood Community College Photo - Mt. Hood Community College Campus
    Public
    26000 SE Stark St
    Gresham, OR 97030
    (503) 491-6422
    28,000 students
  • Portland Community College
    Portland Community College Photo - Rock Creek campus - sculpture
    Public
    12000 SW 49th Avenue
    Portland, OR 97219
    (971) 722-6111
    60,037 students
  • Southwestern Oregon Community College
    Public
    1988 Newmark Ave
    Coos Bay, OR 97420
    (541) 888-2525
    2,157 students
  • Tillamook Bay Community College
    Public
    4301 Third St.
    Tillamook, OR 97141
    (503) 842-8222
    445 students
  • Blue Mountain Community College
    Public
    2411 NW Carden Ave
    Pendleton, OR 97801
    (541) 276-1260
    1,681 students
  • Central Oregon Community College
    Public
    2600 NW College Way
    Bend, OR 97701
    (541) 383-7500
    13,687 students
  • Chemeketa Community College
    Chemeketa Community College Photo - Building 1, Bookstore
    Public
    4000 Lancaster Dr NE
    Salem, OR 97305
    (503) 399-5000
    10,151 students
  • Clackamas Community College
    Public
    19600 Molalla Ave
    Oregon City, OR 97045
    (503) 594-6000
    6,064 students
  • Clatsop Community College
    Public
    1651 Lexington Avenue
    Astoria, OR 97103
    (503) 325-0910
    815 students
  • Klamath Community College
    Public
    7390 S 6th Street
    Klamath Falls, OR 97603
    (541) 882-3521
    1,343 students
  • Lane Community College
    Public
    4000 E 30th Ave
    Eugene, OR 97405
    (541) 463-3000
    9,029 students
  • Linn-Benton Community College
    Linn-Benton Community College Photo - LBCC Courtyard/Library
    Public
    6500 Pacific Blvd SW
    Albany, OR 97321
    (541) 917-4811
    10,347 students
  • Oregon Coast Community College
    Oregon Coast Community College Photo - OCCC Library and Media Services entrance.
    Public
    400 SE College Way
    Newport, OR 97366
    (541) 265-2283
    409 students
  • Rogue Community College
    Rogue Community College Photo - The RCC Riverside Campus in downtown Medford focuses on college transfer programs. An active student government and frequent interaction between the college and the business community ads to the vibrancy of this urban campus.
    Public
    3345 Redwood Hwy
    Grants Pass, OR 97527
    (541) 956-7501
    4,842 students
  • Treasure Valley Community College
    Public
    650 College Blvd
    Ontario, OR 97914
    (541) 881-8822
    1,866 students
  • Umpqua Community College
    Public
    1140 Umpqua College Rd.
    Roseburg, OR 97470
    (541) 440-4600
    2,703 students
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