List of colleges and universities in Oregon

This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Oregon. Seven public universities, overseen by the Oregon Office of University Coordination, are operated by boards appointed by the governor,[1] and seventeen community colleges are operated by locally elected boards.[2] There are also numerous private degree-granting institutions.

The oldest college is Willamette University, which was established 1842, and is the oldest university in the Western United States. The oldest community college is Southwestern Oregon Community College which was established in 1959 (Year conflicts with Institutions list below).[3] The college has about 14,500 students (Enrollment conflicts with Institutions list below) which have access to the over 150 acres (61 ha) of campus.

This list includes all schools that grant degrees at an associate level or higher, and are either accredited or in the process of accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency.

Institutions

George Fox University
Gutenberg College
Lane Community College
Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon State University
Pacific University
New Hope Christian College
Portland Community College
Portland State University
University of Oregon
University of Portland
Willamette University
School Main location Control Type[4] Enrollment (2005) Founded
American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland Private
(for-profit)
Health professions school 1,032 1978[5]
Art Institute of Portland Portland Private
(for-profit)
School of art 1,534 1963[6]
Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton Public Associates college 2,216 1962[7]
Central Oregon Community College Bend Public Associates college 4,048 1949[8]
Chemeketa Community College Salem Public Associates college 9,228 1970[7]
Clackamas Community College Oregon City Public Associates college 6,902 1961[7]
Clatsop Community College Astoria Public Associates college 1,610 1958[7]
Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles Public Associates college 831 1989[7]
Concordia University Portland Private
(Lutheran)
Masters university 1,404 1905
Corban University Salem Private
(Baptist)
Masters university 754 1935
Eastern Oregon University La Grande Public Masters university 3338 1929
George Fox University Newberg Private
(Quaker)
Research university 3,382 1891
Gutenberg College Eugene Private
(Protestant)
Religious school[9] 48[10] 1994[11]
Klamath Community College Klamath Falls Public Associates college 1,619[12] 1996[7]
Lane Community College Eugene Public Associates college 9,110 1964[7]
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Portland Portland Private
(for-profit)
Associates college 1,285 1983[13]
Lewis & Clark College Portland Private Liberal arts college 3,259 1867
Linfield College McMinnville Private
(Baptist)
Liberal arts college 2,606[14] 1858
Linn–Benton Community College Albany Public Associates college 5,391 1967[7]
Marylhurst University Marylhurst Private
(Catholic)
Masters university 1,245 1893
Mount Angel Seminary St. Benedict Private
(Catholic)
Religious school 177 1887[15]
Mt. Hood Community College Gresham Public Associates college 7,817 1965[7]
Multnomah University Portland Private
(Protestant)
Religious school 763 1936[16]
National University of Natural Medicine Portland Private Health professions school 475 1956[17]
New Hope Christian College Eugene Private
(Pentecostal)
Religious school 192 1925
Northwest Christian University Eugene Private
(Disciples of Christ)
Baccalaureate college 459 1895[18]
Oregon Coast Community College Newport Public Associates college 627 1987[7]
Oregon College of Art and Craft Portland Private Art and Craft College 143 1907[19]
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Portland Private Health professions school 258 1983[20]
Oregon Health & Science University Portland Public Medical school 2,553 1974[21]
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls Public Baccalaureate college 3,372 1947
Oregon State University Corvallis Public Research university 19,590[22] 1858
Oregon State University – Cascades Bend Public Research university (A branch campus of Oregon State University) 801 2001
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland Private School of art 303 1909
Pacific University Forest Grove Private Research university 2,521 1849
Pioneer Pacific College Wilsonville Private
(for-profit)
Associates college 1,015 1981[23]
Portland Community College Portland Public Associates college 24,505 1961[7]
Portland State University[24] Portland Public Research university 23,444 1946
Reed College Portland Private Liberal arts college 1,341 1911
Rogue Community College Grants Pass, Medford Public Associates college 4,211 1970[7]
Southern Oregon University Ashland Public Masters university 5,154 1926
Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay Public Associates college 2,114 1961[25]
Sumner College Portland Private
(for-profit)
Associates college 263 1974[26]
Tillamook Bay Community College Tillamook Public Associates college 243 1981[7]
Treasure Valley Community College Ontario Public Associates college 1,961 1962[7]
Umpqua Community College Roseburg Public Associates college 1,147 1964[27]
University of Oregon Eugene Public Research university 20,296 1876
University of Portland Portland Private
(Catholic)
Masters university 3,911 1901
University of Western States Portland Private Health professions school 405 1904[28]
Warner Pacific College Portland Private
(Church of God)
Baccalaureate college 512 1937[29]
Western Oregon University Monmouth Public Masters university 4,768 1856
Western Seminary Portland Private
(Christian)
Religious school 625 1927[30]
Willamette University Salem Private Liberal arts college 2,663 1842

Out-of-state institutions

Several schools based in other states offer degree programs at locations in Oregon:

Defunct institutions

School Location(s) Founded Closed Notes/Refs[35]
Albany College Albany 1867 1942 Became Lewis & Clark College[36]
Ashland College & Normal School Ashland 1869 Underwent name changes to Southern Oregon College (SOC) to Southern Oregon State College (SOSC) and finally to Southern Oregon University (SOU) in 1997.[37][38]
Baker Business College Baker 1891 1976 Was in operation from 1891–1976.[39] No transcripts are available.[40]
Baker City Normal & Business College Baker 1887 1905
Baker College Baker 1969 1970 Formerly Magic Valley Christian College, which moved to Baker from Albion, Idaho in 1969.[41] Today, the records for Baker College and Magic Valley Christian College are held at Oklahoma Christian University.[42]
Bassist College Portland 1998 Called now the Art Institute of Portland, who has the Bassist College transcripts.[43]
Bethel College Bethel 1855 1862 Merged with Monmouth University to form, in turn, Christian College in 1865, Oregon State Normal School in 1882, Oregon Normal School in 1911, and Oregon College of Education in 1939, which is Western Oregon University today.[44]
Blue Mountain University La Grande 1873 1885 [45]
Cascade Christian College Portland 1918 1969 Records are at Seattle Pacific University.[46]
Cascade College Portland 1956 2009 School was operated by Oklahoma Christian University as a branch campus from 1994 to 2009. The school was formerly Columbia Christian College from 1956 to 1993.[47]

Today, the records for both Columbia Christian College and Cascade College (the one that closed in 2009) are at Oklahoma Christian University.[42]

Colegio Cesar Chavez Mount Angel 1973 1983 First Chicano college in U.S.
An archive on this college is available through the Oregon State University archives.[48]
College of Philomath Philomath 1889 1912 [49]
Columbia Christian College Portland 1947 1993 The records for both Columbia Christian College and Cascade College (the one that closed in 2009) are at Oklahoma Christian University.[42]
Columbia College Eugene 1855 1860 [50]
Columbia College of Business Clackamas 1999 According to the Oregon Department of Education's list, the records are available at Pioneer Pacific College in Wilsonville.[51]
Coquille College 1890 1905
Corvallis College Corvallis 1859 1885 Forerunner of Oregon State University.[52]
Dallas College Dallas 1900 1914
Eastern Oregon College La Grande 1892 1898 Forerunner of Eastern Oregon University.[53][54]
Jefferson Institute Jefferson 1857 1899
Jefferson Institute Rickreall 1846
Judson Baptist College The Dalles 1956 1985 Records at Arizona Christian University.[55]
Liberal University Silverton 1896 1903
Mineral Springs College Sodaville 1892 1908
Mount Angel College St. Benedict 1887 1973 Although the college closed, the seminary, Mount Angel Seminary, is in operation.[56]
Multnomah College Portland 1897 1969 Records at the University of Portland.[57]
North Pacific College Portland 1899 1945 Dental school absorbed into Oregon Health & Science University[58] and optometry school absorbed into Pacific University.[59]
Oregon City College Oregon City 1849 1858 Assets donated to McMinnville College.[60]
Oregon College of Art Ashland 1984 The records went to Pacific College of Art & Design,[51] and since then, Pacific College of Art & Design has likely closed (it lost its tax-exempt status).[61][62]
Oregon Denturist College Milwaukie 1993
Oregon Law School Salem and Portland 1902 1922 Not to be confused with the University of Oregon School of Law.[63][64]
Oregon School of Design Portland 1992
Pacific College of Art & Design Medford Lost its tax-exempt status.[61][62]
Philomath College Philomath 1867 1927
Portland University Portland 1891 1900 Was a Methodist school with ties to Willamette University. Campus and buildings sold to the Catholic Church and became the campus for the University of Portland.
Saint Francis College 1885 1905
Saint Joseph College 1844 1849
Saint Michael's College Portland 1871 1928
Sublimity College Sublimity 1857 1860
Whitney Business College Baker 1887 1891 [65]

See also

References

General

Specific

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  4. School types are based on the categorization used by US News, which is a simplification of the 2005 Carnegie Classification. For schools not categorized by US News, the Carnegie Classification is used directly.
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