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, and seventeen community colleges are operated by locally elected boards. 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 . The college has about 14,500 students which have access to the over 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

SchoolMain locationControlTypeEnrollment Founded
American College of Healthcare SciencesPortlandPrivate
Health professions school1,0321978
Blue Mountain Community CollegePendletonPublicAssociates college2,2161962
Central Oregon Community CollegeBendPublicAssociates college4,0481949
Chemeketa Community CollegeSalemPublicAssociates college9,2281970
Clackamas Community CollegeOregon CityPublicAssociates college6,9021961
Clatsop Community CollegeAstoriaPublicAssociates college1,6101958
Columbia Gorge Community CollegeThe DallesPublicAssociates college8311989
Corban UniversitySalemPrivate
Masters university7541935
Eastern Oregon UniversityLa GrandePublicMasters university3,3381929
George Fox UniversityNewbergPrivate
Research university3,3821891
Gutenberg CollegeEugenePrivate
Religious school481994
Lane Community CollegeEugenePublicAssociates college9,1101964
Lewis & Clark CollegePortlandPrivateLiberal arts college3,2591867
Linfield UniversityMcMinnvillePrivate
Liberal arts college2,6061858
Linn–Benton Community CollegeAlbanyPublicAssociates college5,3911967
Mount Angel SeminarySt. BenedictPrivate
Religious school1771887
Mt. Hood Community CollegeGreshamPublicAssociates college7,8171965
Multnomah UniversityPortlandPrivate
Religious school7631936
National University of Natural MedicinePortlandPrivateHealth professions school4751956
New Hope Christian CollegeEugenePrivate
Religious school1921925
Northwest Christian UniversityEugenePrivate
Baccalaureate college4591895
Oregon Coast Community CollegeNewportPublicAssociates college6271987
Oregon College of Oriental MedicinePortlandPrivateHealth professions school2581983
Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandPublicMedical school2,5531974
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsPublicBaccalaureate college3,3721947
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisPublicResearch university19,5901868
Pacific Northwest College of ArtPortlandPrivateSchool of art3031909
Pacific UniversityForest GrovePrivateResearch university2,5211849
Pioneer Pacific CollegeBeavertonPrivate
Associates college1,0151981
Portland Community CollegePortlandPublicAssociates college24,5051961
Portland State UniversityPortlandPublicResearch university23,4441946
Reed CollegePortlandPrivateLiberal arts college1,3411911
Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass, MedfordPublicAssociates college4,2111970
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandPublicMasters university5,1541926
Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos BayPublicAssociates college2,1141961
Sumner CollegePortlandPrivate
Associates college2631974
Tillamook Bay Community CollegeTillamookPublicAssociates college2431981
Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntarioPublicAssociates college1,9611962
Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburgPublicAssociates college1,1471964
University of OregonEugenePublicResearch university20,2961876
University of PortlandPortlandPrivate
Masters university3,9111901
University of Western StatesPortlandPrivateHealth professions school4051904
Warner Pacific UniversityPortlandPrivate
Baccalaureate college5121937
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouthPublicMasters university4,7681856
Western SeminaryPortlandPrivate
Religious school6251927
Willamette UniversitySalemPrivateLiberal arts college2,6631842

Out-of-state institutions

Several schools based in other states offer degree programs at locations in Oregon:
SchoolLocationFoundedClosedNotes/Refs
Albany CollegeAlbany18671942Became Lewis & Clark College
Art Institute of PortlandPortland19632018Dream Center permanently closed 18 Art Institute schools at end of 2018.
Ashland College & Normal SchoolAshland1869Underwent name changes to Southern Oregon College to Southern Oregon State College and finally to Southern Oregon University in 1997.
Baker Business CollegeBaker18911976Was in operation from 1891–1976. No transcripts are available.
Baker City Normal & Business CollegeBaker18871905
Baker CollegeBaker19691970Formerly Magic Valley Christian College, which moved to Baker from Albion, Idaho in 1969. Today, the records for Baker College and Magic Valley Christian College are held at Oklahoma Christian University.
Bassist CollegePortland1998Called now the Art Institute of Portland, who has the Bassist College transcripts.
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.
Blue Mountain UniversityLa Grande18731885
Cascade Christian CollegePortland19181969Records are at Seattle Pacific University.
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.
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.
College of PhilomathPhilomath18891912
Columbia Christian CollegePortland19471993The records for both Columbia Christian College and Cascade College are at Oklahoma Christian University.
Columbia CollegeEugene18551860
Columbia College of BusinessClackamas1999According to the Oregon Department of Education's list, the records are available at Pioneer Pacific College in Wilsonville.
Concordia UniversityPortland19052020
Coquille College18901905
Corvallis CollegeCorvallis18591885Forerunner of Oregon State University.
Dallas CollegeDallas19001914
DeVry UniversityBeaverton2015
Eastern Oregon CollegeLa Grande18921898Forerunner of Eastern Oregon University.
Jefferson InstituteJefferson18571899
Jefferson InstituteRickreall1846
Judson Baptist CollegeThe Dalles19561985Records at Arizona Christian University.
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in PortlandPortland19832017All 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.
Multnomah CollegePortland18971969Records at the University of Portland.
National American UniversityTigard2016
North Pacific CollegePortland18991945Dental school absorbed into Oregon Health & Science University and optometry school absorbed into Pacific University.
Oregon City CollegeOregon City18491858Assets donated to McMinnville College.
Oregon College of ArtAshland1984The records went to Pacific College of Art & Design, and since then, Pacific College of Art & Design has likely closed.
Oregon College of Art and CraftPortland19072019Unsuccessfully tried to merge with other local universities before closing in Spring 2019.
Oregon Denturist CollegeMilwaukie1993
Oregon Law SchoolSalem and Portland19021922Not to be confused with the University of Oregon School of Law.
Oregon School of DesignPortland1992
Pacific College of Art & DesignMedfordLost its tax-exempt status.
Philomath CollegePhilomath18671927
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

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