Known as “The Beaver State”, Oregon’s state animal is the American Beaver. The state has 11 lighthouses, with the tallest one in service since 1873. The world’s largest independent bookstore, Powell’s books, is located in Portland, Oregon and opened in 1971. Sportswear company Nike was founded in Oregon when a former Olympian and coach designed the waffle-iron rubber sole.
4-Year Universities and Community Colleges in Oregon
There are 35 four-year colleges in Oregon, and a total of 84 colleges and universities. Oregon has 26 public and 58 private higher education institutions. In the 2021-2022 academic year, Oregon colleges offered 3,410 programs to more than 210,000 students. There is one completely online school in Oregon, with 41 colleges offering online undergraduate courses and 25 colleges offering online graduate courses.
Institution Name | City | State | Website | Degree Levels Offered | Modality | Profit Status (CNTLAFFI) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
American College of Healthcare Sciences | Portland | OR | www.achs.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Online | No |
Aveda Institute-Portland | Portland | OR | avedapdx.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Beau Monde Academy of Cosmetology | Portland | OR | www.beaumondeacademy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Birthingway College of Midwifery | Portland | OR | birthingway.edu | Certificates Bachelors |
Campus | No |
Blue Mountain Community College | Pendleton | OR | www.bluecc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Carrington College-Portland | Portland | OR | carrington.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Central Oregon Community College | Bend | OR | www.cocc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Chemeketa Community College | Salem | OR | www.chemeketa.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Christian Culinary Academy | Cannon Beach | OR | www.christianculinary.org | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Clackamas Community College | Oregon City | OR | www.clackamas.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Clatsop Community College | Astoria | OR | www.clatsopcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
College of Cosmetology | Klamath Falls | OR | COLLEGEOFCOS.COM | Certificates |
Campus | No |
College of Hair Design Careers | Salem | OR | www.collegeofhairdesigncareers.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Columbia Gorge Community College | The Dalles | OR | www.cgcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Concorde Career College-Portland | Portland | OR | www.concorde.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Concordia University-Portland | Portland | OR | www.cu-portland.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
Corban University | Salem | OR | www.corban.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
East West College of the Healing Arts | Portland | OR | www.eastwestcollege.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Eastern Oregon University | La Grande | OR | www.eou.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Hybrid | No |
George Fox University | Newberg | OR | www.georgefox.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
Institute of Technology | Salem | OR | www.iot.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Johnny Matthew's Hairdressing Training School | Salem | OR | www.johnnymatthews.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Klamath Community College | Klamath Falls | OR | www.klamathcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Lane Community College | Eugene | OR | www.Lanecc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Lewis & Clark College | Portland | OR | www.lclark.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
Linfield College-McMinnville Campus | McMinnville | OR | www.linfield.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
Linfield College-Online and Continuing Education | McMinnville | OR | www.linfield.edu | Certificates Bachelors |
Online | No |
Linfield College-School of Nursing | Portland | OR | www.linfield.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
Linn-Benton Community College | Albany | OR | www.linnbenton.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Mount Angel Seminary | Saint Benedict | OR | www.mountangelabbey.org | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
Mt Hood Community College | Gresham | OR | www.mhcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Multnomah University | Portland | OR | www.multnomah.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
National University of Natural Medicine | Portland | OR | www.nunm.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
New Hope Christian College-Eugene | Eugene | OR | www.newhope.edu | Associates Bachelors |
Hybrid | No |
Northwest Christian University | Eugene | OR | www.nwcu.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
Northwest College-Beaverton | Beaverton | OR | www.nwcollege.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Northwest College-Clackamas | Happy Valley | OR | www.nwcollege.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Northwest College-Eugene | Springfield | OR | www.nwcollege.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Northwest College-Hillsboro | Hillsboro | OR | www.nwcollege.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Northwest College-Medford | Medford | OR | www.nwcollege.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Northwest College-Tualatin | Tualatin | OR | www.nwcollege.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Oregon Coast Community College | Newport | OR | www.oregoncoastcc.org | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine | Portland | OR | ocom.edu | Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
Oregon Health & Science University | Portland | OR | www.ohsu.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls | OR | www.oit.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
Oregon State University | Corvallis | OR | oregonstate.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bend | OR | osucascades.edu | Bachelors Masters |
No | |
Pacific Bible College | Medford | OR | pacificbible.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland | OR | pnca.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
Pacific University | Forest Grove | OR | www.pacificu.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
Paul Mitchell the School-Portland | Portland | OR | paulmitchell.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Phagans Beauty College | Corvallis | OR | www.phagans-schools.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College | Bend | OR | www.phagans-schools.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty | Grants Pass | OR | www.phagans-schools.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Phagans Medford Beauty School | Medford | OR | www.phagans-schools.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Phagans School of Beauty | Salem | OR | www.phagans-schools.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Phagans School of Hair Design | Happy Valley | OR | www.phagans.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Pioneer Pacific College | Beaverton | OR | www.pioneerpacific.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors |
Campus | No |
Portland Actors Conservatory | Portland | OR | pac.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Portland Community College | Portland | OR | www.pcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Portland State University | Portland | OR | www.pdx.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
Reed College | Portland | OR | www.reed.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
Rogue Community College | Grants Pass | OR | www.roguecc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Sage School of Massage & Esthetics | Bend | OR | www.sageschoolofmassage.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Southern Oregon University | Ashland | OR | www.sou.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
Southwestern Oregon Community College | Coos Bay | OR | www.socc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Summit Salon Academy-Portland | Tigard | OR | www.summitsalonacademyportland.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
Sumner College | Portland | OR | sumnercollege.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Tillamook Bay Community College | Tillamook | OR | tillamookbaycc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Treasure Valley Community College | Ontario | OR | www.tvcc.cc | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
Umpqua Community College | Roseburg | OR | www.umpqua.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
University of Oregon | Eugene | OR | www.uoregon.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
University of Portland | Portland | OR | www.up.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
University of Western States | Portland | OR | www.uws.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Online | No |
Warner Pacific University | Portland | OR | www.warnerpacific.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies | Portland | OR | www.warnerpacific.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters |
Online | No |
Western Oregon University | Monmouth | OR | www.wou.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
Western Seminary | Portland | OR | www.westernseminary.edu | Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
Willamette University | Salem | OR | www.willamette.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |