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
School | Main location | Control | Type[4] | Enrollment (2005) | Founded |
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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:
- The for-profit schools Apollo College, Everest College, Heald College, ITT Technical Institute, and Sanford-Brown College have campuses in Portland, and University of Phoenix has a campus in Tigard.
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida offers aviation programs at the Portland Community College campus and Portland International Airport.[31]
- Emporia State University in Kansas offers a Master of Library Science program on the Portland State University campus.[32]
- University of the Pacific in California offers a Master of Arts in Intercultural Relations at the Intercultural Communication Institute in Portland.[33]
- Walla Walla University's School of Nursing in Washington has a campus in Portland, where its junior and senior classes are taught.[34]
- Western University of Health Sciences in California operates an osteopathic medical school, the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Northwest, in Lebanon.
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
- Lists of Oregon-related topics
- Higher education in the United States
- Lists of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- Lists of universities and colleges
- Lists of universities and colleges by country
References
General
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education". Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
- National Center for Education Statistics. "Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System". Retrieved September 5, 2007.
- U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved September 5, 2007.
Specific
- ↑ "Governor nominates diverse Oregonians, others for powerful higher education boards". OregonLive.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 341 — Community Colleges". oregonlegislature.gov/bills. State of Oregon. 2014. ORS 341.125. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Southwestern Oregon Community College". BrainTrack. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ ACHS.edu. "History of ACHS". Retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ↑ Peterson's (2007). Peterson's Colleges in the West 2008. Peterson's. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7689-2420-6.
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- ↑ Central Oregon Community College. "COCC Quick Facts". Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ↑ Gutenberg College is not yet categorized by the Carnegie Classification, but its affiliation with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools suggests it will be categorized as a faith-related institution.
- ↑ Gutenberg College. "Facts". Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ Gutenberg College. "Gutenberg's History". Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Community Colleges: Individual Listings". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ↑ Western Culinary Institute. "Our History & Reputation". Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ The enrollment count for Linfield College includes 528 in the Adult Degree Program and 422 at the Portland campus, which are listed as separate schools in IPEDS.
- ↑ Mount Angel Abbey & Seminary. "History and Facilities". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary. "Multnomah's History and Future". Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ National College of Natural Medicine. "A Brief History of NCNM". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ "College Profile". Northwest Christian University. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ↑ Oregon College of Art & Craft. "History". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. "About Us". Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ Oregon Health and Science University. "OHSU: An historical chronology". Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ The enrollment count for Oregon State University includes 801 at the Cascades Campus in Bend, which is listed as a separate school in IPEDS.
- ↑ Pioneer Pacific College. "History". Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
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- ↑ "Barbur Campus". Sumner College. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ Umpqua Community College. "About UCC". Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ Western States Chiropractic College. "About Western States Chiropractic College". Archived from the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ "History of Warner Pacific College". Warner Pacific College. Retrieved 09-04-07. Check date values in:
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- ↑ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. "Portland Center". Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ↑ Emporia State University. "Distance Education Locations". Archived from the original on June 28, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ↑ University of the Pacific. "Master of Arts in Intercultural Relations". Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ↑ Walla Walla University. "Nursing Program". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ↑ Brown, Ray (October 28, 2008). "Oregon Colleges and Universities that have Closed, Merged, or Changed their Names". List of Colleges and Universities that have Closed, Merged, or Changed their Names. Archived from the original on April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
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- ↑ Swearingen, David (September 2008). "Alumni mark 50th anniversary of Magic Valley". christianchronicle.org. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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- ↑ "La Grande Schools, Union County, Oregon". Union County Oregon Genealogy and History. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Guide to the Cascade College Records". Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ Oklahoma Christian University. "Cascade College branch campus opens". Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Guide to the Colegio César Chávez Collection, 1978–2005" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Philomath Strategic Plan for Community and Economic Development". Retrieved April 7, 2009.
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