Southwestern Oregon Community College offers 64 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 25 major programs - 14 Certificate and 11 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $6,840 for undergraduate programs. (Southwestern Oregon Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 420 students out of total 1,443 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 228 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Southwestern Oregon Community College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSouthwestern Oregon Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR
Online Students420 Enrolled Online Exclusively
677 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$6,840
Southwestern Oregon Community College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total25 Programs
Certificate14 Programs
Associates11 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Southwestern Oregon Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,840 for all students. Southwestern Oregon Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $109 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$6,161$6,293$6,483$6,637$6,840
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$96$99$102$105$109
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern Oregon Community College offers 64 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 14 Certificates, 11 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1411NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3034NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design2 2 NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 134 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical/Clinical Assistant1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Office Management and Supervision5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Southwestern Oregon Community College, there are 1,443 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,097 students were attending classes through distance learning (420 students are enrolled exclusively and 677 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,443
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses420
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses677
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses346

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 420 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 381 Oregon Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 38 students living in the U.S. States other than Oregon, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses420
Oregon Resident381
Other State In U.S.38
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses420
Degree/Certificate Seeking355
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking65

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