The Economic Contribution of Clatsop Community College

Clatsop Community College is a public, two-year institution serving northwest Oregon and southwest Washington since 1958. Since its founding, CCC has generated a wide array of benefits for students and the community. Those benefits represent the return on investment that students, their families, and the local community make in the educational opportunities provided by CCC.

Beginning in 2000, CCC and the other Oregon Community Colleges began participating in economic benefits studies conducted by CCBenefits, an organization that has conducted such studies for over 500 community and technical colleges in the United States and Canada. The results of their updated analysis for 2006 can be viewed by clicking on the links below.

• The Economic Contribution of Clatsop Community College, An Analysis of Investment Effectiveness And Economic Growth: June 22, 2006.
  • Volume 1: Main Report - download 105 pages, pdf, 640 KB
  • Volume 2: Detailed Results - download 12 pages, 236 KB
  • Executive Summary - download 6 pages, 228 KB
• Taxpayer Perspectives - download 1 page, 140 KB
• Fact Sheet: Economic Impact of Clatsop Community College - download 1 page, 168 KB
• Slideshow: Presenting the Socioeconomic Benefits of Clatsop Community College (will open in a new window).