Southwestern Oregon Community College

Southwestern Oregon Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Coos Bay, OR. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $6,840 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 1,443 and it offers 47 programs(23 online programs).

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Southwestern Oregon Community College is $6,840 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.
Southwestern Oregon Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
72% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,813 (exclude student loans).
Southwestern Oregon CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$6,840
Average Financial Amount$6,813

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Southwestern Oregon Community College offers 47 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, 494 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Southwestern Oregon Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate218
Less than 1 Year Certificate241283
2 Years Certificate211076
Total4723494

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 8 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 83 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 76 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 327 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] (1 completers) 3 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design3-
Precision Production Trades [+] 5 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder5-
Total8
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 0 completers-
Forestry0-
Communications Technologies [+] (1 completers) 5 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects5-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration1-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager0-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)0-
Education [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1-
Work and Family Studies [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 23 completers-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting23-
Social Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography0-
Geography (other)0-
Precision Production Trades [+] 15 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder15-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) 13 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)13-
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant0-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide0-
Business [+] 10 completers-
Office Management and Supervision5-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science0-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry0-
Hospitality Administration/Management0-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations3-
Retailing and Retail Operations2-
Total83
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 completers-
Forestry (other)1-
Communications Technologies [+] (1 completers) 6 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician0-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration1-
Computer Support Specialist0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] 28 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef12$23,700
Culinary Arts/Chef Training16-
Education [+] (2 completers) 1 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1-
Teacher Assistant/Aide0-
Work and Family Studies [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant1-
Precision Production Trades [+] 11 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder11-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) 24 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant10-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary2-
Medical/Clinical Assistant0-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant0-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant5-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)7-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist0-
Business [+] 3 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping3-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry0-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services0-
Total76
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 0 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy0-
Forestry0-
Forest Sciences and Biology0-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management0-
Forest Resources Production and Management0-
Communications Technologies [+] (1 completers) 6 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 10 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences5-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration2-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance0-
Computer Support Specialist3-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] 24 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef10-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training13-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager1-
Education [+] (2 completers) 2 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching1-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching0-
Engineering [+] 1 completers-
Pre-Engineering1-
Chemical Engineering0-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering0-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering0-
Forest Engineering0-
Work and Family Studies [+] (1 completers) 2 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] (2 completers) 198 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies152-
General Studies46-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 0 completers-
Mathematics0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 0 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences0-
Physical Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Chemistry0-
Physics0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (2 completers) 20 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies1-
Criminal Justice/Police Science4-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting14-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)1-
Human Services [+] 0 completers-
Social Work0-
Precision Production Trades [+] 8 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 45 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)3-
Medical Informatics0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse42-
Business [+] 11 completers-
Business Administration and Management4-
Accounting3-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies4-
Hospitality Administration/Management0-
Total327

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,443 students are attending at Southwestern Oregon Community College. There are 45 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 170 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 180 (full-time) and 193 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Southwestern Oregon Community College is 34% and transfer-out rate is 18%. The retention rate is 52% at the school.
Southwestern Oregon CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population1,443
Graduation Rate34%
Number of Faculty215
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Student Population at Southwestern Oregon CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,490 students enrolled into Southwestern Oregon Community College. By gender, 559 male and 931 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Southwestern Oregon Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Southwestern Oregon Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,490559931
Full-time797362435
Part-tme693197496
There are 981 White (65.84%), 22 Black/African American (1.48%), 216 Hispanic (14.50%), 25 Asian (1.68%), and 447 students with other races attending Southwestern Oregon Community College. 39 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Southwestern Oregon Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,490559931
American Indian/Native American401426
Asian251213
Black/African American22166
Hispanic21688128
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1569
White981336645
Two More1014556
Un-Known511635
Non-resident Alien392613
Southwestern Oregon Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
454 students (30.47% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 602 students (40.40% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Southwestern Oregon Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Southwestern Oregon Community College
Number of Students
Total1,490
Enrolled Online Exclusively454
Enrolled Some Online Courses602
Not in Online Courses434
By age range, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 274 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.39% of total students), 791 students are aged below 20 (53.09%), 25 students are aged above 50 (3.22%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Southwestern Oregon Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,490559931
Under 1824892156
Age 18-19543250293
Age 20-211697891
Age 22-241053570
Age 25-2914038102
Age 30-34942668
Age 35-3945639
Age 40-49711457
Age 50-6424519
Over 64110
Age Un-Known501436

Directory and Accreditation Information

Southwestern Oregon Community College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (12/1/1966 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Southwestern Oregon Community College.
1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR
541-888-2525

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