Columbia Gorge Community College

www.cgcc.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,032

2021 Average Net Price

$8,165

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

1.23%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

644

37.6% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

15.2%

16 Graduates

About

Columbia Gorge Community College is a higher education institution located in Wasco County, OR. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Columbia Gorge Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (63 degrees awarded), General Studies (38 degrees), and Registered Nursing (16 degrees).

In 2021, 164 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Columbia Gorge Community College. 78% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 22% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (98 degrees), 2 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (49 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Columbia Gorge Community College is $4,032, which is $−3,936 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Columbia Gorge Community College is $4,032, which is $−3,936 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,165.

In 2021, 53% of undergraduate students attending Columbia Gorge Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 11% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,032

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Columbia Gorge Community College was $4,032. The cost of tuition at Columbia Gorge Community College is $−3,936 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Columbia Gorge Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$8,165

2021 Value

3.43%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Columbia Gorge Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,165. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Columbia Gorge Community College grew by 3.43%.

This chart compares the average net price of Columbia Gorge Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,826

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Columbia Gorge Community College was of $11,826 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 7.79% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Columbia Gorge Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

53%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

11%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

53% of undergraduate students at Columbia Gorge Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2020, when 53% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Columbia Gorge Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

1.23%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Columbia Gorge Community College was 1.23%, which represents 1 out of the 81 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Columbia Gorge Community College had a total enrollment of 644 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Columbia Gorge Community College is 242 students and the part-time enrollment is 402. This means that 37.6% of students enrolled at Columbia Gorge Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Columbia Gorge Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 49.2% White, 29.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.33% Two or More Races, 1.55% Asian, 0.776% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.311% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Columbia Gorge Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (30.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (20.7%) and White Male (18.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

37.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Columbia Gorge Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 644 students. The full-time enrollment at Columbia Gorge Community College is 242 and the part-time enrollment is 402. This means that 37.6% of students enrolled at Columbia Gorge Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Columbia Gorge Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

53%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Columbia Gorge Community College was 53%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Columbia Gorge Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Columbia Gorge Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
317 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
191 enrolled students
Two or More Races
15 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Columbia Gorge Community College is 49.2% White, 29.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.33% Two or More Races, 1.55% Asian, 0.776% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.311% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Graduates

In 2021, 92 more women than men received degrees from Columbia Gorge Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Columbia Gorge Community College is white (98 degrees awarded). There were 2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (49 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Columbia Gorge Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (63 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (38 degrees) and Registered Nursing (16 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Columbia Gorge Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (101 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (8 degrees), and Health (33 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Columbia Gorge Community College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,689,110 people), Registered nurses (1,385,965 people), Software developers (528,700 people), Secondary school teachers (424,000 people), and Education administrators (274,104 people).

The most specialized majors at Columbia Gorge Community College in 2021 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (101 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (8 degrees), Health (33 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (4 degrees), and EDUCATION. (5 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Columbia Gorge Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Physicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Columbia Gorge Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (101 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (8 degrees), Health (33 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (4 degrees), and EDUCATION. (5 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Columbia Gorge Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (2,946,626 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,607,365 people), Computer Systems Design (629,270 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (411,368 people), and Outpatient care centers (268,408 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Columbia Gorge Community College.

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
63 degree-majors awarded
General Studies
38 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
16 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Columbia Gorge Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 63 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Columbia Gorge Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

128

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 36 degrees were awarded to men at Columbia Gorge Community College, which is 0.281 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (128).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Columbia Gorge Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 13 degrees were awarded to men at Columbia Gorge Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.26 times less than the 50 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 50 degrees were awarded to men at Columbia Gorge Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 3.85 times more than the 13 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

11%

100% Completion Time

15%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 11% of students graduating from Columbia Gorge Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 15% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 19% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Female

Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Columbia Gorge Community College is Female and Two or More Races (50% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
98 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
49 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native
7 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Columbia Gorge Community College is white (98 degrees awarded). There were 2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (49 degrees).

5.49% of degree recipients (9 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
72 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
42 degrees awarded
White Male
26 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Columbia Gorge Community College is white female (72 degrees awarded). There were 1.71 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (42 degrees).

Operations

Columbia Gorge Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $2.02M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −NaNk (−21.1%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Columbia Gorge Community College had a total salary expenditure of 14.3M. Columbia Gorge Community College employs 28 Instructors. Most academics at Columbia Gorge Community College are Female Instructor (16), and Male Instructor (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Columbia Gorge Community College are: Management, with 22 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 9 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 8 employees.

Endowment

$2.02M

2021 Endowment

28.3%

growth from 2020

Columbia Gorge Community College has an endowment valued at about $2.02M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Columbia Gorge Community College grew 28.3% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.27M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Columbia Gorge Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$7.19M

2021 Salaries

19.6%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Columbia Gorge Community College paid a median of $7.19M in salaries, which represents 50.2% of their overall expenditure ($14.3M) and a 19.6% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$1.83M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Columbia Gorge Community College paid a total of $1.83M to 28 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

28 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

22 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Columbia Gorge Community College was Instructor with 28 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Columbia Gorge Community College were Management with 22 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 9 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 8 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Instructor
Male Instructor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Columbia Gorge Community College was Female Instructor with 16 employees, and Male Instructor with 12 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Columbia Gorge Community College.