Tillamook Bay
Community College
Public Community College in Tillamook, OR. Six-year graduation rate 17%.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 17% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 17% graduate within six years. 72% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. 24% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 33% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 268 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,181 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,594 at $0–30k against $9,265 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 85% of students receive it, averaging $5,777. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 4% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 46 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $5,594 |
| $30–48k | $4,455 |
| $48–75k | $4,831 |
| $75–110k | $9,265 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 10 of these 268 students, totalling $63,425 — an average of $6,343 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Tillamook County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)