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 largest university in the state is Oregon State University (OSU), with an enrollment of just over 36,0000 (2023).[3] OSU has branch campuses in Portland, Bend and Newport. The largest institution of higher education in the state is Portland Community College, based in Southwest Portland. The college serves the state's largest metropolitan population, with branch campuses throughout Portland, and claims an enrollment of over 67,000 students (2023).

The oldest college in the state is Willamette University, which was established 1842, and is also the oldest university in the Western United States. OSU is the oldest public university in the state, which was established in 1868. Central Oregon Community College (COCC) was founded in 1949 as part of the Bend School District and is the longest-standing community college in the state. The COCC College District was formed in 1959 and was officially established as the Central Oregon Area Education District by a vote of residents in 1962.

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

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George Fox University
Gutenberg College
Lane Community College Building
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[5]
(Fall 2022) 		Founded
American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland Private
(for-profit) 		Health professions school 987 1978[6]
Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton Public Associate's college 1,227 1962[7]
Bushnell University Eugene Private
(Disciples of Christ) 		Master's university 699 1895[8]
Central Oregon Community College Bend Public Associate's college 4,155 1949[9]
Chemeketa Community College Salem Public Associate's college 7,642 1970[7]
Clackamas Community College Oregon City Public Associate's college 4,638 1961[7]
Clatsop Community College Astoria Public Associate's college 714 1958[7]
College of Emergency Services Clackamas Private
(for-profit) 		Health professions school 1995[10]
Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles Public Associate's college 1,039 1989[7]
Corban University Salem Private
(Baptist) 		Master's university 963 1935
Eastern Oregon University La Grande Public Master's university 2,674 1929
George Fox University Newberg Private
(Quaker) 		Research university 4,028 1891
Gutenberg College Eugene Private
(Protestant) 		Faith-related institution[11] 14[12] 1994[13]
Klamath Community College Klamath Falls Public Associate's college 1,580 1996[7]
Lane Community College Eugene Public Associate's college 6,745 1964[7]
Lewis & Clark College Portland Private Baccalaureate college 3,595 1867
Linfield University McMinnville Private
(Baptist) 		Baccalaureate college 1,754 1858
Linn–Benton Community College Albany Public Associate's college 4,242 1967[7]
Mount Angel Seminary St. Benedict Private
(Catholic) 		Faith-related institution 120 1887[14]
Mt. Hood Community College Gresham Public Associate's college 6,012 1965[7]
National University of Natural Medicine Portland Private Health professions school 374 1956[15]
New Hope Christian College Eugene Private
(Pentecostal) 		Faith-related institution 38 1925
Oregon Coast Community College Newport Public Associate's college 398 1987[7]
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Portland Private Health professions school 160 1983[16]
Oregon Health & Science University Portland Public Medical school 2,870 1974[17]
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls Public Baccalaureate college 4,911 1947
Oregon State University Public Research university +36,000[18] 1868
Pacific Bible College Medford Private Faith-related institution 52 1991[19]
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland Private School of art 487 1909
Pacific University Forest Grove Private Research university 3,559 1849
Portland Bible College Portland Private Faith-related institution 415 1967
Portland Community College Portland Public Associate's college 19,400 1961[7]
Portland State University[20] Portland Public Research university 21,609 1946
Reed College Portland Private Baccalaureate college 1,534 1911
Rogue Community College Grants Pass, Medford Public Associate's college 3,423 1970[7]
Southern Oregon University Ashland Public Master's university 5,204 1926
Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay Public Associate's college 1,443 1961[21]
Sumner College Portland Private
(for-profit) 		Associate's college 510 1974[22]
Tillamook Bay Community College Tillamook Public Associate's college 538 1981[7]
Treasure Valley Community College Ontario Public Associate's college 1,329 1962[7]
Umpqua Community College Roseburg Public Associate's college 2,325 1964[23]
University of Oregon Eugene Public Research university 23,163 1876
University of Portland Portland Private
(Catholic) 		Master's university 3,793 1901
University of Western States Portland Private Health professions school 1,096 1904[24]
Warner Pacific University Portland Private
(Church of God) 		Baccalaureate college 444 1937[25]
Western Oregon University Monmouth Public Master's university 3,751 1856
Western Seminary Portland Private
(Christian) 		Faith-related institution 817 1927[26]
Willamette University Salem Private Baccalaureate college 1,909 1842

Out-of-state institutions

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

Defunct institutions

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School Location(s) Founded Closed Notes/Refs[32]
Albany College Albany 1867 1942 Became Lewis & Clark College[33]
Art Institute of Portland Portland 1963[34] 2018 Dream Center permanently closed 18 Art Institute schools at end of 2018.
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.[35][36]
Baker Business College Baker 1891 1976 Was in operation from 1891–1976.[37] No transcripts are available.[38]
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.[39] Today, the records for Baker College and Magic Valley Christian College are held at Oklahoma Christian University.[40]
Bassist College Portland 1998 Called now the Art Institute of Portland, who has the Bassist College transcripts.[41]
Bethel College Bethel 1855 1862 Merged with Western Oregon 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.[42]
Blue Mountain University La Grande 1873 1885 [43]
Cascade Christian College Portland 1918 1969 Records are at Seattle Pacific University.[44]
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.[45]

Today, the records for both Columbia Christian College and Cascade College are at Oklahoma Christian University.[40]

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.[46]
College of Philomath Philomath 1889 1912 Early Oregon public preparatory[47]
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.[40]
Columbia College Eugene 1855 1860 [48]
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.[49]
Concordia University Portland 1905 2020 [50]
Coquille College 1890 1905
Corvallis College Corvallis 1859 1885 Forerunner of Oregon State University.[51]
Dallas College Dallas 1900 1914
DeVry University Beaverton 2015 [52][53]
Eastern Oregon College La Grande 1892 1898 Forerunner of Eastern Oregon University.[54][55]
Jefferson Institute Jefferson 1857 1899
Jefferson Institute Rickreall 1846
Judson Baptist College The Dalles 1956 1985 Records at Arizona Christian University.[56]
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Portland Portland 1983[57] 2017 All national Le Cordon Bleu locations closed in 2017.
Liberal University Silverton 1896 1903
Marylhurst University Marylhurst 1893 2018
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.[58]
Multnomah College Portland 1897 1969 Records at the University of Portland.[59]
Multnomah University Portland 1936 2024 Became a branch campus of Jessup University[60]
National American University Tigard 2016
North Pacific College Portland 1899 1945 Dental school absorbed into Oregon Health & Science University[61] and optometry school absorbed into Pacific University.[62]
Oregon City College Oregon City 1849 1858 Assets donated to McMinnville College.[63]
Oregon College of Art Ashland 1984 The records went to Pacific College of Art & Design,[49] and since then, Pacific College of Art & Design has likely closed (it lost its tax-exempt status).[64][65]
Oregon College of Art and Craft Portland 1907[66] 2019 Unsuccessfully tried to merge with other local universities before closing in Spring 2019.
Oregon Denturist College Milwaukie 1993
Oregon Graduate Institute Beaverton 1963 2001 Originally the Oregon Graduate Center until 1989. Merged with Oregon Health & Science University in 2001.
Oregon Law School Salem and Portland 1902 1922 Not to be confused with the University of Oregon School of Law.[67][68]
Oregon School of Design Portland 1992
Pacific College of Art & Design Medford Lost its tax-exempt status.[64][65]
Pioneer Pacific College Beaverton
Philomath College Philomath
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 [69]

See also

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References

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General

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  • 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

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  3. ^ Nealon, Sean. "Oregon State University enrollment reaches a new record, topping 36,000". oregonstate.edu. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  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.
  5. ^ "College Navigator - Oregon". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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  10. ^ "College of Emergency Services Course Catalog" (PDF). College of Emergency Services. 2023. p. 6. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "School Profile". Gutenberg College. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  13. ^ Gutenberg College. "Gutenberg's History". Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  14. ^ Mount Angel Abbey & Seminary. "History and Facilities". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  15. ^ National College of Natural Medicine. "A Brief History of NCNM". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  16. ^ Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. "About Us". Archived from the original on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  17. ^ Oregon Health and Science University. "OHSU: An historical chronology". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
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  19. ^ "FAQ". Pacific Bible College. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  20. ^ "Portland State College of Urban & Public Affairs: Criminology & Criminal Justice – Home". online.ccj.pdx.edu. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
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  22. ^ "Barbur Campus". Sumner College. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  23. ^ Umpqua Community College. "About UCC". Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  24. ^ Western States Chiropractic College. "About Western States Chiropractic College". Archived from the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  25. ^ "About Warner Pacific College". www.warnerpacific.edu. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  26. ^ Western Seminary. "The History of Western Seminary". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  27. ^ "Portland". Concorde Career College. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  28. ^ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. "Portland, OR". Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  29. ^ "SLIM - Regional Locations". Emporia State University. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  30. ^ "Multnomah Campus of Jessup University". Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  31. ^ Walla Walla University. "Portland Transfer". Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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  33. ^ "About Lewis & Clark". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  34. ^ Peterson's (2007). Peterson's Colleges in the West 2008. Peterson's. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7689-2420-6.
  35. ^ "Southern Oregon University". Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  36. ^ "Historical Campus Map Pre-1926". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  37. ^ "Private and Parochial Schools in Baker County, Oregon". Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  38. ^ "OREGON CLOSED PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS LIST" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  39. ^ Swearingen, David (September 2008). "Alumni mark 50th anniversary of Magic Valley". christianchronicle.org. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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  41. ^ "Transcript Request" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  42. ^ "A brief history of Campbell Hall". Archived from the original on April 17, 2000. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  43. ^ "La Grande Schools, Union County, Oregon". Union County Oregon Genealogy and History. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  44. ^ "Guide to the Cascade College Records". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  45. ^ Oklahoma Christian University. "Cascade College branch campus opens". Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  46. ^ "Guide to the Colegio César Chávez Collection, 1978–2005" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  47. ^ "Philomath Strategic Plan for Community and Economic Development". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  48. ^ "Columbia College". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
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  50. ^ Dooris, Pat (February 10, 2020). "KGW After 115 years, Portland's Concordia University will close". KGW. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  51. ^ "1850-1859". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  52. ^ Giegerich, Andy (April 23, 2015). "DeVry to close Portland campus as it moves to online-only classes". Portland Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  53. ^ Read, Richard (April 24, 2015). "For-profit giant DeVry University to close Portland branch as fallout spreads in controversial industry". OregonLive. The Oregonian. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  54. ^ "History of EOU: Pierce Library". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  55. ^ "Eastern Oregon Normal School". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  56. ^ "Request a Transcript". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  57. ^ Western Culinary Institute. "Our History & Reputation". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  58. ^ "Mount Angel Seminary". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  59. ^ "Registrar: Transcripts". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  60. ^ "Multnomah Closure". Jessup University. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  61. ^ "Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry". Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  62. ^ "Program of Study". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  63. ^ Lange, Erwin F. (December 1936). "Oregon City Private Schools, 1843–59". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 37 (4). Oregon Historical Society: 317–323. JSTOR 20611017.
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  66. ^ Oregon College of Art & Craft. "History". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
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  68. ^ Mason, Alfred Findlay and Samuel Epes Turner. 5 American Law School Review 52 (1922), West Pub. Company.
  69. ^ "Private and Parochial Schools in Baker County, Oregon". Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
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