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Umpqua Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• The college was established by a vote of greater Douglas County residents in 1964 and conducted classes in various rented facilities in Roseburg for the first few years. Since its founding as a post-secondary education facility it has grown and changed to meet the diverse needs of the community. More than 15,000 students take one or more classes each year, for a full-time equivalent (FTE) of about 2,600 full-time students.
• Umpqua Community College is one of the most picturesque colleges in the country, nestled between beautiful tree-studded hills and overlooking a large bend in the North Umpqua River. Natural volcanic rock and rustic, cedar shake architecture grace the 14 campus buildings located on a 100-acre plot of land six miles north of Roseburg. UCC Campus easy access and mild year-around climate complement the scenic beauty of the campus.
• As a comprehensive community college, Umpqua Community College provides the first two years of a baccalaureate degree, professional-technical programs, adult basic education/GED, and community education. The college strives to work with individual students so that educational goals and dreams can be realized. Our primary focus is to foster student success by creating access and excellence in all programs and services offered at Umpqua Community College.
• Umpqua Community College is organized into four academic divisions namely Business and Industry, Health and Safety Services, Math, Science, and Learning Skills and Liberal Arts.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Carroll women's basketball team hopes to put injuries behind it (Helena Independent Record)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 07:35:58 am
  Blame last year on the injuries, but credit the Carroll College women's basketball team's No. 23 NAIA preseason ranking to some well-deserved faith in seventh-year head coach Shawn Nelson.
• Restocking the OSP ranks (Albany Democrat-Herald)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 09:58:04 pm
  After spending a few minutes with Oregon State Police Senior Troopers David Randall and Ken Terry, it's easy to see why the two men have been so successful recruiting some 139 new troopers over the last two years.
• College may snuff out smokes (The World)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 06:05:28 am
  COOS BAY — Smokers on Southwestern Oregon Community College’s campuses may have nowhere to light up come fall 2011, if the college’s board of education agrees with student recommendations.
• OBITUARIES (The Register-Guard)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 06:58:21 am
  Roger Hart The funeral will be at noon Thursday, Oct. 22, at First Baptist Church in Eugene for Roger Steven Hart of Eugene, who died Oct. 15 of complications due to pneumonia, He was 50. He was born June 9, 1959, in Ogden, Utah, to Fredrick and Mary Evans Hart. …
• Obituaries for Oct. 14, 2009 (Bakercityherald.com)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 10:26:12 pm
  Marilyn J. Bruce, 82, of Lady Lake, Fla., a frequent visitor to Baker County who spent summers here, died Oct. 3, 2009, at her home.

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