Chemeketa Community College

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#5031 / #1320
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Salem, Oregon

Chemeketa Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1320
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,570
Graduation rate
19%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
6,610

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About Chemeketa Community College

According to Wikipedia, Chemeketa Community College is a public community college in Salem, Oregon, with a campus in McMinnville, and education centers in Dallas, Brooks, and Woodburn. In addition, the college has a Center for Business and Industry in downtown Salem that houses the Small Business Development Center. It operates classes and programs benefiting area businesses.

Chemeketa Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
19%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Chemeketa Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,570
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$4,728
30K - 48K$4,120
48K - 75K$5,243
75K - 110K$8,739
110K+$12,640

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Chemeketa Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Chemeketa Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,297 a year, and 81% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Chemeketa Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
12,63212,632

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Chemeketa Community College?

Chemeketa Community College is located at 4000 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305.

How Safe is Chemeketa Community College?

Relative to its enrollment, Chemeketa Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.02% and a property crime rate of 0.16%. Salem has a violent crime rate of 0.54% and a property crime rate of 2.88%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Chemeketa Community College Known For?

Chemeketa Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Chemeketa Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Chemeketa Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#1291
World Rank
#1291
Historical Rank
#486
USA Rank

Chemeketa Community College ranks #486 in the U.S. and #1291 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Computer Science
#2836
World Rank
#2844
Historical Rank
#632
USA Rank

Chemeketa Community College ranks #632 in the U.S. and #2836 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#3960
World Rank
#3962
Historical Rank
#1069
USA Rank

Chemeketa Community College ranks #1069 in the U.S. and #3960 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Education
#5169
World Rank
#5178
Historical Rank
#1251
USA Rank

Chemeketa Community College ranks #1251 in the U.S. and #5169 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Engineering
#8957
World Rank
#8964
Historical Rank
#1886
USA Rank

Chemeketa Community College ranks #1886 in the U.S. and #8957 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Medical
#6806
World Rank
#6807
Historical Rank
#1961
USA Rank

Chemeketa Community College ranks #1961 in the U.S. and #6806 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Criminal Justice
#4445
World Rank
#4447
Historical Rank
#2218
USA Rank

Chemeketa Community College ranks #2218 in the U.S. and #4445 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees

Who Are Chemeketa Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Rick Adelman
Rick Adelman
An American basketball player and coach.
Shane McCrae
An American writer.