Match #1
Columbia Gorge Community College
The Dalles, OR
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 543 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 15%, close to 21%
- Enrollment 543 students, close to 376
The colleges most similar to Oregon Coast Community College are Columbia Gorge Community College, Clatsop Community College, and Blue Mountain Community College-Oregon. Oregon Coast Community College has an average net price of $18,336 a year; 10 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 Oregon Coast 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 Oregon Coast Community College
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Match #2
Clatsop Community College
Astoria, OR
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate—
- 493 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 26%, close to 21%
- Enrollment 493 students, close to 376
Match #3
Blue Mountain Community College-Oregon
Pendleton, OR
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate—
- 962 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 20%, close to 21%
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
Treasure Valley Community College
Ontario, OR
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 1,193 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 21%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Tillamook Bay Community College
Tillamook, OR
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 294 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 27%, close to 21%
- Enrollment 294 students, close to 376
Match #6
Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, OR
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate—
- 5,174 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 21%
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, OR
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate—
- 1,130 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
Lane Community College-Oregon
Eugene, OR
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate—
- 6,064 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 21%
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, OR
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate—
- 4,963 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 21%
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay, OR
Profile closeness46/100
Admit rate—
- 1,270 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Oregon Coast Community College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Oregon Coast Community College?
The closest matches to Oregon Coast Community College are Columbia Gorge Community College, Clatsop Community College, Blue Mountain Community College-Oregon, Treasure Valley Community College, and Tillamook Bay Community College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Oregon Coast Community College alternatives cost less?
10 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Oregon Coast Community College ($18,336 a year), including Tillamook Bay Community College ($5,334), Southwestern Oregon Community College ($7,455), and Treasure Valley Community College ($10,927). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
