List of colleges and universities in Oregon explained

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 in Southwest Portland. The college serves the state's largest metropolitan population and claims an enrollment of over 67,000 students.

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

SchoolMain locationControlType[4] EnrollmentFounded
American College of Healthcare SciencesPortlandPrivate
(for-profit)		Health professional school7411978[5]
Portland Bible CollegePortlandPrivateReligious school4151967
Bushnell UniversityEugenePrivate
(Disciples of Christ)		Religious school8051895[6]
Blue Mountain Community CollegePendletonPublicAssociates college1,3301962[7]
Central Oregon Community CollegeBendPublicAssociates college4,5641949[8]
Chemeketa Community CollegeSalemPublicAssociates college10,5711970
Clackamas Community CollegeOregon CityPublicAssociates college7,3021961
Clatsop Community CollegeAstoriaPublicAssociates college8151958
Columbia Gorge Community CollegeThe DallesPublicAssociates college9021989
Corban UniversitySalemPrivate
(Baptist)		Liberal arts college2,8441935
Eastern Oregon UniversityLa GrandePublicLiberal arts university
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Agriculture management
(State-designate)		3,0671929
George Fox UniversityNewbergPrivate
(Quaker)		Research college
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Liberal arts		4,1081891
Gutenberg CollegeEugenePrivate
(Protestant)		Religious school[9] 141994[10]
Klamath Community CollegeKlamath FallsPublicAssociates college20001996
Lane Community CollegeEugenePublicAssociates college10,5201964
Lewis & Clark CollegePortlandPrivateLiberal arts college
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Law College		3,3961867
Linfield UniversityMcMinnvillePrivate
(Baptist)		Liberal arts college
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Nursing		1,9311858
Linn–Benton Community CollegeAlbanyPublicAssociates college10,3471967
Mount Angel SeminarySt. BenedictPrivate
(Catholic)		Religious school1651887[11]
Mt. Hood Community CollegeGreshamPublicAssociates college28,0001965
Multnomah UniversityPortlandPrivate
(Protestant)		Religious school6951936[12]
National University of Natural MedicinePortlandPrivateHealth professional school4751956[13]
New Hope Christian CollegeEugenePrivate
(Pentecostal)		Religious school921925
Oregon Coast Community CollegeNewportPublicAssociates college4091987
Oregon College of Oriental MedicinePortlandPrivateHealth professional school2451983[14]
Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandPublicMedical university
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Medical research
(State-designate)		2,9991974[15]
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsPublicTrade school
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Science & technology
(State-designate)		5,1781947
Oregon State University PublicResearch university
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Science & technology
(State-designate)		+36,000[16] 1868
Pacific Northwest College of ArtPortlandPrivateSchool of art4301909
Pacific UniversityForest GrovePrivateResearch college
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Liberal arts		3,9371849
Portland Community CollegePortlandPublicAssociates college67,5851961
Portland State University[17] PortlandPublicResearch university
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Liberal arts
(Metro-designate)		26,0121946
Reed CollegePortlandPrivateResearch college
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Liberal arts		1,3851911
Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass, MedfordPublicAssociates college5,0991970
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandPublicLiberal arts university5,8001926
Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos BayPublicAssociates college2,3161961[18]
Sumner CollegePortlandPrivate
(for-profit)		Associates college3211974[19]
Tillamook Bay Community CollegeTillamookPublicAssociates college4731981
Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntarioPublicAssociates college2,3961962
Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburgPublicAssociates college2,2551964[20]
University of OregonEugenePublicResearch university
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Liberal arts
(State-designate)		22,7601876
University of PortlandPortlandPrivate
(Catholic)		Liberal arts college
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Nursing college
4,2501901
University of Western StatesPortlandPrivateHealth professional school5311904[21]
Warner Pacific UniversityPortlandPrivate
(Church of God)		Liberal arts college15361937[22]
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouthPublicLiberal arts university
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K-12 Teaching
(State-designate)		6,2141856
Western SeminaryPortlandPrivate
(Christian)		Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institution8861927[23]
Willamette UniversitySalemPrivateLiberal arts college
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Law college		2,1791842

Out-of-state institutions

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

Defunct institutions

SchoolLocation(s)FoundedClosedNotes/Refs[28]
Albany CollegeAlbany18671942Became Lewis & Clark College[29]
Art Institute of PortlandPortland1963[30] 2018Dream Center permanently closed 18 Art Institute schools at end of 2018.
Ashland College & Normal SchoolAshland1869Underwent name changes to Southern Oregon College (SOC) to Southern Oregon State College (SOSC) and finally to Southern Oregon University (SOU) in 1997.[31] [32]
Baker Business CollegeBaker18911976Was in operation from 1891–1976.[33] No transcripts are available.[34]
Baker City Normal & Business CollegeBaker18871905
Baker CollegeBaker19691970Formerly Magic Valley Christian College, which moved to Baker from Albion, Idaho in 1969.[35] Today, the records for Baker College and Magic Valley Christian College are held at Oklahoma Christian University.[36]
Bassist CollegePortland1998Called now the Art Institute of Portland, who has the Bassist College transcripts.[37]
Bethel CollegeBethel18551862Merged 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.[38]
Blue Mountain UniversityLa Grande18731885[39]
Cascade Christian CollegePortland19181969Records are at Seattle Pacific University.[40]
Cascade CollegePortland19562009School 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.[41] Today, the records for both Columbia Christian College and Cascade College are at Oklahoma Christian University.
Colegio Cesar ChavezMount Angel19731983First Chicano college in U.S.
An archive on this college is available through the Oregon State University archives.[42]
College of PhilomathPhilomath18891912Early Oregon public preparatory[43]
Columbia Christian CollegePortland19471993The records for both Columbia Christian College and Cascade College (the one that closed in 2009) are at Oklahoma Christian University.
Columbia CollegeEugene18551860[44]
Columbia College of BusinessClackamas1999According to the Oregon Department of Education's list, the records are available at Pioneer Pacific College in Wilsonville.[45]
Concordia UniversityPortland19052020[46]
Coquille College18901905
Corvallis CollegeCorvallis18591885Forerunner of Oregon State University.[47]
Dallas CollegeDallas19001914
DeVry UniversityBeaverton2015[48] [49]
Eastern Oregon CollegeLa Grande18921898Forerunner of Eastern Oregon University.[50] [51]
Jefferson InstituteJefferson18571899
Jefferson InstituteRickreall1846
Judson Baptist CollegeThe Dalles19561985Records at Arizona Christian University.[52]
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in PortlandPortland1983[53] 2017All national Le Cordon Bleu locations closed in 2017.
Liberal UniversitySilverton18961903
Marylhurst UniversityMarylhurst18932018
Mineral Springs CollegeSodaville18921908
Mount Angel CollegeSt. Benedict18871973Although the college closed, the seminary, Mount Angel Seminary, is in operation.[54]
Multnomah CollegePortland18971969Records at the University of Portland.[55]
National American UniversityTigard2016
North Pacific CollegePortland18991945Dental school absorbed into Oregon Health & Science University[56] and optometry school absorbed into Pacific University.[57]
Oregon City CollegeOregon City18491858Assets donated to McMinnville College.[58]
Oregon College of ArtAshland1984The records went to Pacific College of Art & Design, and since then, Pacific College of Art & Design has likely closed (it lost its tax-exempt status).[59] [60]
Oregon College of Art and CraftPortland1907[61] 2019Unsuccessfully tried to merge with other local universities before closing in Spring 2019.
Oregon Denturist CollegeMilwaukie1993
Oregon Graduate InstituteBeaverton19632001Originally the Oregon Graduate Center until 1989. Merged with Oregon Health & Science University in 2001.
Oregon Law SchoolSalem and Portland19021922Not to be confused with the University of Oregon School of Law.[62] [63]
Oregon School of DesignPortland1992
Pacific College of Art & DesignMedfordLost its tax-exempt status.
Pioneer Pacific CollegeBeaverton
Philomath CollegePhilomath
Portland UniversityPortland18911900Was 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 College18851905
Saint Joseph College18441849
Saint Michael's CollegePortland18711928
Sublimity CollegeSublimity18571860
Whitney Business CollegeBaker18871891[64]

See also

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 341 — Community Colleges. 2014. December 31, 2015. State of Oregon. ORS 341.125. oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors.
  3. Web site: Nealon . Sean . Oregon State University enrollment reaches a new record, topping 36,000 . oregonstate.edu . 17 April 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. Web site: ACHS.edu. History of ACHS. June 24, 2008. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20080514212556/http://www.achs.edu/. May 14, 2008. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: College Profile . Northwest Christian University . April 7, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105171426/http://www.northwestchristian.edu/about/profile/ . January 5, 2009 .
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  8. Web site: Central Oregon Community College. COCC Quick Facts. March 29, 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130417170350/http://www.cocc.edu/About/COCC-Quick-Facts/. April 17, 2013. mdy-all.
  9. 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.
  10. Web site: Gutenberg College. Gutenberg's History. September 24, 2007. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20071124144716/http://www.gutenberg.edu/about_gutenberg/history.php. November 24, 2007. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: History and Facilities . Mount Angel Abbey & Seminary . September 24, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070623105900/http://www.mtangel.edu/seminary/history.htm . June 23, 2007 . dead .
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  17. Web site: Portland State College of Urban & Public Affairs: Criminology & Criminal Justice – Home. online.ccj.pdx.edu. April 26, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171012185334/http://online.ccj.pdx.edu/. October 12, 2017. mdy-all.
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  20. Web site: About UCC . Umpqua Community College . September 24, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626024833/http://www.umpqua.edu/Visitor/AboutUCC.htm . June 26, 2007 . dead .
  21. Web site: Western States Chiropractic College. About Western States Chiropractic College. September 24, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070827061835/http://www.wschiro.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=29 . August 27, 2007.
  22. Web site: About Warner Pacific College . www.warnerpacific.edu . March 28, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231517/https://www.warnerpacific.edu/about/ . March 28, 2018 . mdy-all .
  23. Web site: The History of Western Seminary. Western Seminary. September 24, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011052917/http://westernseminary.edu/AboutWS/history.htm. October 11, 2007. mdy-all.
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  25. Web site: Distance Education Locations . Emporia State University . September 26, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070628003935/http://slim.emporia.edu/programs/programlocations.htm . June 28, 2007 .
  26. Web site: Master of Arts in Intercultural Relations . University of the Pacific . September 26, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070706051135/http://www.pacific.edu/sis/mair/intercultural-relations.htm . July 6, 2007 . dead .
  27. Web site: Walla Walla University . Nursing Program . September 25, 2007.
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  29. Web site: About Lewis & Clark . March 16, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528151549/http://www.lclark.edu/about/history/ . May 28, 2010 . mdy-all .
  30. Book: Peterson's Colleges in the West 2008. registration. Peterson's. Peterson's. 2007. 978-0-7689-2420-6. 125.
  31. Web site: Southern Oregon University . March 16, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140521004641/http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/southern_oregon_university/ . May 21, 2014 . mdy-all .
  32. Web site: Historical Campus Map Pre-1926 . March 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510232950/http://hanlib.sou.edu/historicalcampusmap/pre1926.html . May 10, 2012 . mdy-all .
  33. Web site: Private and Parochial Schools in Baker County, Oregon . April 7, 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209130649/http://www.oregongenealogy.com/baker/historybc/private_parochial.htm . December 9, 2008 . mdy-all .
  34. Web site: OREGON CLOSED PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS LIST . March 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317010756/http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/specialty/pcs/forms/pcsclosedschoolstransciptinfo.pdf . March 17, 2014 . mdy-all .
  35. Web site: Alumni mark 50th anniversary of Magic Valley . Swearingen . David . September 2008 . christianchronicle.org . March 16, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317023700/http://www.christianchronicle.org/article/alumni-mark-50th-anniversary-of-magic-valley . March 17, 2014 . mdy-all .
  36. Web site: Oklahoma Christian University . March 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024051755/http://oc.edu/dotAsset/0333ecf8-50e5-42a6-b941-471e0aa4eeda.pdf . October 24, 2013 . mdy-all .
  37. Web site: Transcript Request . March 16, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317031745/http://content.artinstitutes.edu/assets/documents/portland/transcript-request-form.pdf . March 17, 2014 . mdy-all .
  38. Web site: A brief history of Campbell Hall . March 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000417095108/http://www.wou.edu/wou/history2.html . April 17, 2000 . mdy-all .
  39. Web site: La Grande Schools, Union County, Oregon . April 7, 2009 . Union County Oregon Genealogy and History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516035558/http://www.oregongenealogy.com/union/lagrande2.htm . May 16, 2008 . mdy-all .
  40. Web site: Guide to the Cascade College Records . March 16, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317031952/http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66506 . March 17, 2014 . mdy-all .
  41. Web site: Oklahoma Christian University . Cascade College branch campus opens . September 24, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070310220944/http://www.oc.edu/ochistory/view.asp?ID=Cascade_College_branch_campus_opens_in_Portland,_OR . March 10, 2007 . mdy-all .
  42. Web site: Guide to the Colegio César Chávez Collection, 1978–2005 . March 16, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317020723/https://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/files/archives/mss/documents/OREcolegio.pdf . March 17, 2014 . mdy-all .
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