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Blue Mountain Community College

Blue Mountain Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Pendleton, OR. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $9,551 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 1,227 and it offers 39 programs(1 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Blue Mountain Community College is $9,551 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Blue Mountain Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
76% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,960 (exclude student loans).
BMCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,551
Average Financial Amount$4,960

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Blue Mountain Community College offers 39 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 326 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Blue Mountain Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate100
Less than 1 Year Certificate2100
2 Years Certificate17033
Total390326

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 33 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 293 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Total0
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Agricultural Mechanization✕0-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production✕0-
Crop Production✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer✕0-
Electrician✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕0-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕0-
Medical Reception/Receptionist✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Restaurant/Food Services Management✕0-
Casino Management✕0-
Total0
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Agricultural Production Operations✕0-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕5-
Computer Science✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕15-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕1-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕0-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕2-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕4-
Business [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Accounting✕1-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕1-
Retailing and Retail Operations✕0-
Total33
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕3-
Agricultural Mechanization✕0-
Agricultural Production Operations✕3-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production✕0-
Crop Production✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Computer Science✕5-
Education [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕6-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 222 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕170-
General Studies✕52-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕5-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕3-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕4-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕9-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕2-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕15-
Business [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Business/Commerce✕3-
Business Administration and Management✕8-
Accounting✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕2-
Casino Management✕0-
Total293

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,227 students are attending at Blue Mountain Community College. There are 51 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 65 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 (7.69%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 148 (full-time) and 118 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Blue Mountain Community College is 21% and transfer-out rate is 11%. The retention rate is 61% at the school.
BMCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population1,227
Graduation Rate21%
Number of Faculty116
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1

Student Population at BMCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,224 students enrolled into Blue Mountain Community College. By gender, 517 male and 707 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Blue Mountain Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Blue Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,224517707
Full-time600262338
Part-tme624255369
There are 698 White (57.03%), 7 Black/African American (0.57%), 329 Hispanic (26.88%), 8 Asian (0.65%), and 506 students with other races attending Blue Mountain Community College.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Blue Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,224517707
American Indian/Native American391425
Asian835
Black/African American734
Hispanic329126203
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander532
White698308390
Two More352114
Un-Known1033964
Non-resident Alien000
Blue Mountain Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
465 students (37.99% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 422 students (34.48% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Blue Mountain Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Blue Mountain Community College
Number of Students
Total1,224
Enrolled Online Exclusively465
Enrolled Some Online Courses422
Not in Online Courses337
By age range, at Blue Mountain Community College, 303 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.75% of total students), 506 students are aged below 20 (41.34%), 30 students are aged above 50 (4.58%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Blue Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,224517707
Under 181012378
Age 18-19405186219
Age 20-211879097
Age 22-241165165
Age 25-291577681
Age 30-341013863
Age 35-39672641
Age 40-49601842
Age 50-6428721
Over 64220

Directory and Accreditation Information

Blue Mountain Community College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (6/1/1968 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Blue Mountain Community College.
2411 NW Carden Ave, Pendleton, OR
541-276-1260
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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