Match #1
Blue Mountain Community College-Oregon
Pendleton, OR
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 962 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 20%, close to 15%
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Columbia Gorge Community College are Blue Mountain Community College-Oregon, Clatsop Community College, and Oregon Coast Community College. Columbia Gorge Community College has an average net price of $18,314 a year; 9 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Columbia Gorge Community College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Columbia Gorge Community College
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Match #2
Clatsop Community College
Astoria, OR
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 493 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Enrollment 493 students, close to 543
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Oregon Coast Community College
Newport, OR
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 376 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 21%, close to 15%
- Enrollment 376 students, close to 543
Match #4
Tillamook Bay Community College
Tillamook, OR
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 294 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #5
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, OR
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 1,130 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
Treasure Valley Community College
Ontario, OR
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate—
- 1,193 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay, OR
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate—
- 1,270 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
Lane Community College-Oregon
Eugene, OR
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate—
- 6,064 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, OR
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 4,963 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
Umpqua Community College
Roseburg, OR
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 2,219 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Columbia Gorge Community College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Columbia Gorge Community College?
The closest matches to Columbia Gorge Community College are Blue Mountain Community College-Oregon, Clatsop Community College, Oregon Coast Community College, Tillamook Bay Community College, and Klamath Community College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Columbia Gorge Community College alternatives cost less?
9 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Columbia Gorge Community College ($18,314 a year), including Tillamook Bay Community College ($5,334), Umpqua Community College ($6,615), and Southwestern Oregon Community College ($7,455). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
