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Most affordable community colleges in Oregon

15 community colleges in Oregon report net price data, ranging from $4,666 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $9,238. Oregon's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Oregon

$9,238

National median for community colleges

$6,359

community colleges reporting in Oregon

15

The most affordable community colleges in Oregon, ranked by net price

1

Clackamas Community College

OR

Net price

$4,666

Receive grant aid

82%

2

Tillamook Bay Community College

OR

Net price

$5,248

Receive grant aid

89%

3

Klamath Community College

OR

Net price

$8,501

Receive grant aid

92%

4

Treasure Valley Community College

OR

Net price

$8,527

Receive grant aid

100%

5

Rogue Community College

OR

Net price

$8,601

Receive grant aid

82%

6

Central Oregon Community College

OR

Net price

$8,969

Receive grant aid

78%

7

Portland Community College

OR

Net price

$9,131

Receive grant aid

62%

8

Lane Community College

OR

Net price

$9,238

Receive grant aid

75%

9

Southwestern Oregon Community College

OR

Net price

$9,331

Receive grant aid

85%

10

Umpqua Community College

OR

Net price

$10,006

Receive grant aid

88%

11

Linn-Benton Community College

OR

Net price

$10,759

Receive grant aid

78%

12

Oregon Coast Community College

OR

Net price

$10,866

Receive grant aid

73%

13

Columbia Gorge Community College

OR

Net price

$12,063

Receive grant aid

89%

14

Net price

$12,583

Receive grant aid

85%

15

Clatsop Community College

OR

Net price

$12,727

Receive grant aid

85%

What makes a school affordable here

In Oregon, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Clackamas Community College, the most affordable on this list, 82% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →