Southwestern Oregon Community College Overview

Southwestern Oregon Community College is a public institution located in Coos Bay, Oregon. The location of SWOCC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Southwestern Oregon Community College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at SWOCC.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southwestern Oregon Community College?

Contact details for SWOCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420-2193
Phone:	541-888-2525
Website:	www.socc.edu

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How Do I Get Into SWOCC?

You can apply to SWOCC online at: https://mylakerlink.socc.edu/ICS/Admissions/

Since Southwestern Oregon Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Southwestern Oregon Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SWOCC, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,576 a year. That adds up to $22,304 over four years for those students.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,537 undergraduate students at SWOCC, with 809 being full-time and 728 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 809 full-time undergraduates at SWOCC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern Oregon Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	117
White	542
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	107

Over 9 countries are represented at SWOCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Canada, and China.

Southwestern Oregon Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	176	0	176
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	68	68
Precision Metal Working	32	6	14	52
Nursing	0	46	0	46
Culinary Arts	0	20	24	44
Business Administration & Management	5	12	0	17
Fire Protection	8	7	0	15
Allied Health Professions	7	6	1	14
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	1	12	13
Accounting	3	4	2	9
Graphic Communications	4	2	2	8
General Sales & Marketing	5	0	0	5
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	2	1	5
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	3	0	3
Information Technology	0	3	0	3
General Engineering	0	3	0	3
Computer Information Systems	0	2	0	2
Forestry	0	2	0	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	2	0	2
Electrical Engineering	0	1	0	1
Dental Support Services	0	0	1	1
Health Sciences & Services	1	0	0	1
Natural Resource Management	0	1	0	1
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	0	0	0
Biological Engineering	0	0	0	0
Chemical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0
Forest Engineering	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	67	299	125	491

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.