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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.
State universities usually offer lower tuition costs to in-state residents. Substantial financial support is also provided by the federal government, particularly through federal financial aid. In some states, there is a campus designated as the "flagship" campus in the state's university system.
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Western Oregon University was founded in 1856 as Monmouth University. [8] In 1865, it merged with another private institution, Bethel College, in Bethel and became Christian College. In 1882, the Oregon State Legislature approved the college's bid to become a state-supported teacher training (or "normal") school, Oregon State Normal School. [9]
The Oregon University System (OUS) was administered by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education (the "Board") and the Chancellor of the OUS, who was appointed by the Board. [1] It was disbanded in June 2015. [2] OUS was responsible for governing the state's seven public universities.
The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States.Founded in 1876, [9] the university is organized into nine colleges and schools [10] and offers 420 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. [11]
Oregon State University campus (1 C, 5 P) P. Portland State University campus (1 C, 13 P) R. Reed College campus (1 C, 4 P) U. University of Oregon campus (1 C, 34 P)
Map of the campus Main sign at the Agate Street entrance to the University. The campus of the University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon, and includes some 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics facilities such as Hayward Field, which was the site of the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium and the ...