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Cheapest Colleges in Oregon

Name: Oregon College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Oregon list (29 vs 25); Tillamook Bay Community College still leads on average net price at $5,405.

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$5,405
Cheapest net price: $16,732
Oregon median: 54
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Tillamook Bay Community College has the lowest average net price in Oregon among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Tillamook Bay Community College posts the lowest average net price in Oregon at $5,405 among 54 ranked schools, with the state median 2% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $5,405
Oregon median: $16,732
Schools ranked: 54
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Tillamook Bay Community College has the lowest average net price in Oregon at $5,405/year, and the state's median net price is 2% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$5,405
cheapest ranked net price: $16,732
Oregon median net price: 25 public / 29 private
schools in this ranking: $14,775
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $14,775 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Reed College, where in-state published tuition of $69,350 falls to an average net price of $33,013 after aid, a $36,337 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Oregon schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (29 vs 25). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $14,513. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 54 Scorecard-reporting Oregon schools:

The bar to make Oregon's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 54 Scorecard-reporting schools

$14,513 more affordable than 54% of 54 Oregon colleges

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Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more Oregon colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Oregon's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Tillamook Bay Community CollegeTillamook, OR · Public

Avg net price: $5,405
Net price (<$30K income): $5,594
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,821
Enrollment: 587

Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, OR · Public

Avg net price: $7,050
Net price (<$30K income): $5,840
Median debt: $17,480
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,247
Enrollment: 1,834

Oregon Coast Community CollegeNewport, OR · Public

Avg net price: $7,666
Net price (<$30K income): $7,489
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 470

Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, OR · Public

Avg net price: $7,821
Net price (<$30K income): $5,800
Median debt: $13,667
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,246
Enrollment: 6,476

Clackamas Community CollegeOregon City, OR · Public

Avg net price: $7,855
Net price (<$30K income): $7,860
Median debt: $11,992
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,557
Enrollment: 5,545

Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, OR · Public

Avg net price: $8,200
Net price (<$30K income): $6,346
Median debt: $12,822
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,771
Enrollment: 8,098

Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburg, OR · Public

Avg net price: $8,340
Net price (<$30K income): $6,704
Median debt: $9,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,027
Enrollment: 2,582

Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, OR · Public

Avg net price: $8,527
Net price (<$30K income): $6,414
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,951
Enrollment: 1,551

Lane Community CollegeEugene, OR · Public

Avg net price: $9,123
Net price (<$30K income): $7,555
Median debt: $14,761
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,726
Enrollment: 6,810

Portland State UniversityPortland, OR · Public

Avg net price: $9,552
Net price (<$30K income): $7,655
Median debt: $20,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $46,937
Enrollment: 19,951

Portland Community CollegePortland, OR · Public

Avg net price: $10,405
Net price (<$30K income): $8,937
Median debt: $12,999
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,160
Enrollment: 20,861

Columbia Gorge Community CollegeThe Dalles, OR · Public

Avg net price: $10,416
Net price (<$30K income): $10,398
Median debt: $19,397
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,252
Enrollment: 812

Clatsop Community CollegeAstoria, OR · Public

Avg net price: $10,548
Net price (<$30K income): $10,245
Median debt: $11,602
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,067
Enrollment: 754

Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass, OR · Public

Avg net price: $11,042
Net price (<$30K income): $10,318
Median debt: $17,042
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,669
Enrollment: 4,009

Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, OR · Public

Avg net price: $11,172
Net price (<$30K income): $10,685
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,234
Enrollment: 1,483

College of Hair Design CareersSalem, OR · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $11,236
Net price (<$30K income): $10,744
Median debt: $10,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,780
Enrollment: 58

Summit Salon Academy-PortlandTigard, OR · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $11,362
Net price (<$30K income): $11,362
Median debt: $10,512
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,922
Enrollment: 66

Phagans School of BeautySalem, OR · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $11,476
Net price (<$30K income): $11,353
Median debt: $8,656
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,440
Enrollment: 38

Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlbany, OR · Public

Avg net price: $11,553
Net price (<$30K income): $7,648
Median debt: $11,961
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,816
Enrollment: 5,242

Central Oregon Community CollegeBend, OR · Public

Avg net price: $12,266
Net price (<$30K income): $8,888
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,939
Enrollment: 4,332

Phagans Central Oregon Beauty CollegeBend, OR · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,494
Net price (<$30K income): $11,346
Median debt: $7,435
Median earnings, 6yr: $19,743
Enrollment: 101

Phagans Beauty CollegeCorvallis, OR · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,611
Net price (<$30K income): $11,479
Median debt: $8,974
Median earnings, 6yr: $18,268
Enrollment: 59

Phagans Grants Pass College of BeautyGrants Pass, OR · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,677
Net price (<$30K income): $11,436
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $21,536
Enrollment: 43

Blue Mountain Community CollegePendleton, OR · Public

Avg net price: $13,095
Net price (<$30K income): $12,374
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,885
Enrollment: 1,407

Premiere Aesthetics InstituteBend, OR · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $14,513
Net price (<$30K income): $13,402
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 45

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Tillamook Bay Community CollegeTillamook, OR · Public	$5,405	$5,594	-	$30,821	587
2	Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, OR · Public	$7,050	$5,840	$17,480	$30,247	1,834
3	Oregon Coast Community CollegeNewport, OR · Public	$7,666	$7,489	-	-	470
4	Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, OR · Public	$7,821	$5,800	$13,667	$36,246	6,476
5	Clackamas Community CollegeOregon City, OR · Public	$7,855	$7,860	$11,992	$37,557	5,545
6	Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, OR · Public	$8,200	$6,346	$12,822	$35,771	8,098
7	Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburg, OR · Public	$8,340	$6,704	$9,000	$35,027	2,582
8	Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, OR · Public	$8,527	$6,414	$12,000	$32,951	1,551
9	Lane Community CollegeEugene, OR · Public	$9,123	$7,555	$14,761	$33,726	6,810
10	Portland State UniversityPortland, OR · Public	$9,552	$7,655	$20,500	$46,937	19,951
11	Portland Community CollegePortland, OR · Public	$10,405	$8,937	$12,999	$37,160	20,861
12	Columbia Gorge Community CollegeThe Dalles, OR · Public	$10,416	$10,398	$19,397	$37,252	812
13	Clatsop Community CollegeAstoria, OR · Public	$10,548	$10,245	$11,602	$36,067	754
14	Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass, OR · Public	$11,042	$10,318	$17,042	$33,669	4,009
15	Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, OR · Public	$11,172	$10,685	$12,000	$33,234	1,483
16	College of Hair Design CareersSalem, OR · Private for-profit	$11,236	$10,744	$10,750	$29,780	58
17	Summit Salon Academy-PortlandTigard, OR · Private for-profit	$11,362	$11,362	$10,512	$32,922	66
18	Phagans School of BeautySalem, OR · Private for-profit	$11,476	$11,353	$8,656	$28,440	38
19	Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlbany, OR · Public	$11,553	$7,648	$11,961	$35,816	5,242
20	Central Oregon Community CollegeBend, OR · Public	$12,266	$8,888	$12,000	$34,939	4,332
21	Phagans Central Oregon Beauty CollegeBend, OR · Private for-profit	$12,494	$11,346	$7,435	$19,743	101
22	Phagans Beauty CollegeCorvallis, OR · Private for-profit	$12,611	$11,479	$8,974	$18,268	59
23	Phagans Grants Pass College of BeautyGrants Pass, OR · Private for-profit	$12,677	$11,436	-	$21,536	43
24	Blue Mountain Community CollegePendleton, OR · Public	$13,095	$12,374	$12,000	$33,885	1,407
25	Premiere Aesthetics InstituteBend, OR · Private for-profit	$14,513	$13,402	-	-	45

Showing the 25 cheapest of 54 Scorecard-reporting Oregon schools. The remaining 29 are ranked in the same net-price order but omitted from this HTML table so the page stays crawlable.

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Oregon. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Oregon's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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