Top Oregon Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 23 top community colleges located throughout Oregon (20 public colleges and 3 private colleges), serving 121,951 students.
- For Oregon community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,223 per year for in-state students and $8,497 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $13,361 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Oregon community colleges have a diversity score of 0.53, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 34% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 28:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(OR) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
4%
Hispanic
10%
Black
2%
White
66%
Two or more races
3%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
13%
Top Oregon Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
- 2411 NW Carden Ave
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541)276-1260 1,731 students - Carrington College-PortlandPrivate, for profit2004 Lloyd Center, 3rd Floor
Portland, OR 97232
(503)761-6100 100 students - 2600 NW College Way
Bend, OR 97701
(541)383-7500 10,565 students - 4000 Lancaster Dr NE
Salem, OR 97305
(503)399-5000 10,571 students - 19600 Molalla Ave
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503)594-6000 7,302 students - 400 E Scenic Dr
The Dalles, OR 97058
(541)506-6000 991 students - Concorde Career College-PortlandPrivate, for profit1425 NE Irving Street, Bldg 300
Portland, OR 97232
(503)281-4181 804 students - 7390 South Sixth Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
(541)882-3521 1,343 students - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-PortlandPrivate, for profit600 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97205
(503)223-2245 452 students - 6500 Pacific Blvd SW
Albany, OR 97321
(541)917-4999 5,314 students - 400 SE College Way
South Beach, OR 97366
(541)265-2283 489 students - 2600 NW College Way Cascades Hall
Bend, OR 97701
(541)322-3100 980 students - Pioneer Pacific CollegePublic4145 SW Watson Ave #300
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503)646-6000 1,195 students - 12000 SW 49th Avenue
Portland, OR 97219
(971)722-6111 30,929 students - 1988 Newmark Ave
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541)888-2525 2,316 students - 650 College Blvd
Ontario, OR 97914
(541)881-8822 2,396 students
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