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Central Oregon Community College

Bend, Oregon Public 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Central Oregon Community College is a public two-year institution in Bend, Oregon. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,332 students.

Central Oregon Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 797 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,332
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
797
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 53

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Education 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Construction Trades 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Social Sciences 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Engineering 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
614
Certificates under 1 year
79
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
104

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,332
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,332
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,696
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
31%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Dr. Greg Pereira
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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