Blue Mountain Community College

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition
$5,040
1.82% growth from 2020
2021 Average Net Price
$13,308
After Financial Aid
2019 Student Loan
3.51%
Default Rate
2021 Enrolled Students
1,224
49% Full-Time
2021 Graduation Rate
20.1%
54 Graduates

About

Blue Mountain Community College is a higher education institution located in Umatilla County, OR. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Blue Mountain Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (170 degrees awarded), General Studies (52 degrees), and Registered Nursing (15 degrees).

In 2021, 326 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Blue Mountain Community College. 68.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 31.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (196 degrees), 1.88 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (104 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Blue Mountain Community College is $5,040, which is $−2,928 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Blue Mountain Community College is $5,040, which is $−2,928 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $13,308.

In 2021, 81% of undergraduate students attending Blue Mountain Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 7% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$5,040
2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Blue Mountain Community College was $5,040. The cost of tuition at Blue Mountain Community College is $−2,928 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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Average Net Price

$13,308
2021 Value
12.7%
1 Year Growth

In 2021 Blue Mountain Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $13,308. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Blue Mountain Community College grew by 12.7%.

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Other Student Expenses

$9,158
Room and Board
$1,053
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Blue Mountain Community College was of $9,158 in 2021. The cost of room and board did not change between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,053. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

81%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
7%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

81% of undergraduate students at Blue Mountain Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 32.8% with respect to 2020, when 61% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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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.
3.51%
2019 Default Rate
6
Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Blue Mountain Community College was 3.51%, which represents 6 out of the 171 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.

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Blue Mountain Community College had a total enrollment of 1,224 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Blue Mountain Community College is 600 students and the part-time enrollment is 624. This means that 49% of students enrolled at Blue Mountain Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Blue Mountain Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 57% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.19% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.86% Two or More Races, 0.654% Asian, 0.572% Black or African American, and 0.408% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Blue Mountain Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (32.7%), followed by White Male (23%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (15%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

49%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Blue Mountain Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,224 students. The full-time enrollment at Blue Mountain Community College is 600 and the part-time enrollment is 624. This means that 49% of students enrolled at Blue Mountain Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

46%
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 Blue Mountain Community College was 46%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Blue Mountain Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    698 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    329 enrolled students
  3. American Indian or Alaska Native
    39 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Blue Mountain Community College is 57% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.19% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.86% Two or More Races, 0.654% Asian, 0.572% Black or African American, and 0.408% 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.

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In 2021, 122 more women than men received degrees from Blue Mountain Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Blue Mountain Community College is white (196 degrees awarded). There were 1.88 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (104 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Blue Mountain Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (170 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (52 degrees) and Registered Nursing (15 degrees).

In 2021,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Blue Mountain Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (222 degrees awarded), Agriculture (7 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (14 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Blue Mountain Community College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,651,284 people), Secondary school teachers (411,551 people), Education administrators (255,989 people), Special education teachers (174,185 people), and Preschool & kindergarten teachers (154,297 people).

The most specialized majors at Blue Mountain Community College in 2021 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (222 degrees awarded), Agriculture (7 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (14 degrees), EDUCATION. (21 degrees), and Protective Services (8 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

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

The most specialized majors at Blue Mountain Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (222 degrees awarded), Agriculture (7 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (14 degrees), EDUCATION. (21 degrees), and Protective Services (8 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Blue Mountain Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (2,755,668 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (354,028 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (259,565 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (147,516 people), and Construction (99,373 people).

The most specialized majors at Blue Mountain Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (222 degrees awarded), Agriculture (7 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (14 degrees), EDUCATION. (21 degrees), and Protective Services (8 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Blue Mountain Community College.
Most Common (2021)
  1. 170 degree-majors awarded
  2. 52 degree-majors awarded
  3. 15 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Blue Mountain Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 170 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

102
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2021
224
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2021

In 2021, 102 degrees were awarded to men at Blue Mountain Community College, which is 0.455 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (224).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 47 degrees were awarded to men at Blue Mountain Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.382 times less than the 123 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 123 degrees were awarded to men at Blue Mountain Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.62 times more than the 47 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

17%
100% Completion Time
23%
150% Completion Time

In 2021, 17% of students graduating from Blue Mountain Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 23% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 30% within 200%.

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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.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Male
Highest Graduation Rate (50%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Blue Mountain Community College is Male and Asian (50% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    196 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    104 degrees awarded
  3. American Indian or Alaska Native
    8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Blue Mountain Community College is white (196 degrees awarded). There were 1.88 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (104 degrees).

3.07% of degree recipients (10 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)
  1. White Female
    128 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Female
    85 degrees awarded
  3. White Male
    68 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Blue Mountain Community College is white female (128 degrees awarded). There were 1.51 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (85 degrees).

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Blue Mountain Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $4.16M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 64.7k (1.56%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Blue Mountain Community College had a total salary expenditure of 29.3M. Blue Mountain Community College employs 44 Instructors. Most academics at Blue Mountain Community College are Female Instructor (25), and Male Instructor (19).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Blue Mountain Community College are: Management, with 25 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 23 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 14 employees.

Endowment

$4.16M
2021 Endowment
33.2%
growth from 2020

Blue Mountain Community College has an endowment valued at about $4.16M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Blue Mountain Community College grew 33.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.13M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $542k - Federal
  2. $2.82M - State
  3. $205k - Local

As of 2021, Blue Mountain Community College received $542k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $2.82M from state grants and contracts, and $205k from local grants and contracts.

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Salary Expenditure

$11.2M
2021 Salaries
10.2%
decline from 2020

In 2021, Blue Mountain Community College paid a median of $11.2M in salaries, which represents 38.4% of their overall expenditure ($29.3M) and a 10.2% decline from the previous year.

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

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Instructional Salaries

$3.84M
Instructional Salaries
44
Number of Employees

In 2021, Blue Mountain Community College paid a total of $3.84M to 44 employees working as instructors, which represents 34.1% of all salaries paid.

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

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Occupations by Share

Instructor
Most Common Instructor
44 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
25 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Blue Mountain Community College was Instructor with 44 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Blue Mountain Community College were Management with 25 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 23 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 14 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)
  1. Female Instructor
  2. Male Instructor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Blue Mountain Community College was Female Instructor with 25 employees, and Male Instructor with 19 employees.

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