PUBLIC COLLEGES &
UNIVERSITIES
Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
360-699-6398; www.clark.edu
Clark College serves more than 14,000
students, and is part of Washington’s
community and technical college system.
Offerings include certificates and degrees
in nursing, dental hygiene, health infor-matics and mechatronics, as well as
high school diplomas and GEDs. The
main Clark College campus is in downtown Vancouver, on 101 acres. For over
80 years, Clark College has provided
affordable, high quality academics and
technical education to the residents of
SW Washington. Clark College maintains
partnerships with regional businesses
to ensure that the skills needed by
employers are provided to its students.
The college has several athletic teams, an
intramural program, and several clubs for
its students.
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239
503-494-8311, www.ohsu.edu
Oregon Health & Science University
(OHSU) educates physicians, dentists,
nurses, and other healthcare professionals,
and is Oregon’s only academic health center.
OHSU’s emphasis is on patient-centered
care, which allows students to learn in
classrooms as well as at patients’ bedsides,
physicians’ offices, and community settings
throughout Oregon. OHSU’s four missions
are healing, teaching, discovery, and
community outreach and public service.
OHSU prepares students for biomedical
and science education through its Office of
Science Education Opportunities, which
collaborates with OHSU departments and
community partners. More than 17,000
practicing health professionals across
Oregon engage in lifelong learning in
OHSU’s continuing education programs
each year in dentistry, medicine, nursing,
and child development.
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-1000; www.oregonstate.edu
Oregon State University (OSU) is 90 miles
south of Portland, in Corvallis, which is
one of the safest, most educated, greenest
small cities in the country. OSU is Oregon’s
leading public research university, based
on external research funding and has the
largest total enrollment in Oregon. OSU’s
15 colleges and multiple extension offices
serve a student body of over 30,000 students
across Oregon, who come from all 50 states
and 80 countries.
OSU offers over 200 undergraduate degree
programs and 80 graduate degree programs,
30 of which are offered online through its
Ecampus. OSU has received national recognition for its programs in areas such as
conservation biology, agricultural sciences,
nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and
wildlife management, community health,
pharmacy and zoology. Students can get
involved in over 300 clubs and activities,
including student government, sports,
community service, social and environmental
awareness, Greek life, theater and music.
Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
503-725-3000; www.pdx.edu
Portland State University (PSU) is an urban
research university located in the heart of
downtown Portland on 50 acres with over
50 buildings, and serves over 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students. 61% of its
students are full time. PSU’s most popular
undergraduate majors are Psychology,
Health Studies, Biology, Art & Design, and
Accounting, and comprise eight schools
with 226 degree programs. PSU is recognized internationally for programs such as
Urban Planning, Social Work, and Environmental Studies that serve the community.
Since 2014, PSU is the only university
in Oregon to offer a Four-Year Degree
Guarantee, which promises that full-time
freshmen who sign up for the guarantee
will get the support and courses they need
to graduate in four years — or PSU will not
charge tuition for any remaining courses.
PSU was founded in 1946 to meet the needs
of GI’s returning from World War II. U.S.
News & World Report recently awarded
PSU among the Top 20 Most Innovative
Schools in the county.
University of Oregon
1585 E 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403
541-346-1000; www.uoregon.edu
The University of Oregon (UO) is a public
institution that was founded in 1876.
University of Oregon students select
courses from departments and programs in
the College of Arts and Sciences and from
six professional schools and colleges and
the Robert Donald Clark Honors College.
The university’s science departments
receive national attention for their work in
such areas as computer science, genetics,
materials, optics, and neuroscience. UO is
home to more than 30 research centers and
institutes, from the Center for the Study of
Women in Society to the Northwest Indian
Language Institute.
UO offers more than 270 majors and
minors, and serves approximately 24,000
undergraduate and graduate students, with
just over half coming from within the state
of Oregon. Its 295 acre campus of 80 buildings is an arboretum of more than 4,000
trees with around 500 species. Eugene is
just over 100 miles south of Portland, and is
known for its arts and outdoor activities.
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686
360-546-9788; www.vancouver.wsu.edu
Washington State University Vancouver
(WSU Vancouver) is a part of the Washington State University system, and is
located 10 miles north of the Columbia
River. WSU Vancouver serves 3,305
students in undergraduate and graduate level education programs. 92% of
WSU Vancouver’s alumni remains in the
area today, and contribute to the region’s
economic growth. A sampling of its majors
includes Neuroscience, Nursing, Business
Administration, Elementary Education, and
