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Chemeketa Community College

Salem, OR · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$8,200
Academic year 2023-24
In-state tuition
$6,345
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
21.3%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40,968
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$16,151
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$6,345
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$14,040
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$17,838
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,200
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,0006,346
$30,001–48,0006,515
$48,001–75,0008,932
$75,001–110,00011,689
$110,001+15,167

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
21.3%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
Not reported
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
Not reported
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$35,771
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40,968
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$12,822
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$135.93
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
31.3%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $40,968 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
Not reported
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
6,610
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
22:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
48.8%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
36.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
17.4%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$25,182
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White50%
Hispanic36%
Black1%
Asian2%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international0%

Other Four-year institutions in OR

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
American College of Healthcare SciencesNot reported100.0%Not reported
Bushnell UniversityNot reported56.0%$53,623
Bushnell University - Roseburg CampusNot reportedNot reported$53,623
Corban UniversityNot reported60.6%$48,917
Eastern Oregon University$17,14843.0%$50,112
George Fox UniversityNot reported72.0%$59,761
Lane Community College$9,12320.4%$38,075
Lewis & Clark CollegeNot reported75.4%$62,205
Linfield UniversityNot reported70.5%$78,638
Mount Angel SeminaryNot reported50.0%$57,436
Mt Hood Community College$7,82123.7%$41,125
National University of Natural MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$106,187$80,813$24,018
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$95,202$50,791Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$93,590$65,389$19,569
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$82,215$56,073$9,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$73,427$54,246$9,000
Accounting and Related Services.$49,948$47,660Not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.$48,497$58,424$10,616
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$47,154$46,706Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$46,747$44,125$12,834
Special Education and Teaching.$42,286$37,614$24,087
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.Not reported$65,477Not reported
Engineering, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians.Not reported$73,046Not reported
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Not reported$55,895Not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Not reported$34,184Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10