COCC set to host regional Early Learning Conference on Bend campus
Central Oregon Community College is hosting the regional Early Learning Conference for the Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children,…
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Bend-La Pine Schools set to hit the road with kindergarten bus events on Saturday
A new Bend-La Pine Schools outreach effort to connect with families of upcoming kindergarten students kicks off this weekend. The district will roll…
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New principals named for Rosland, La Pine elementary schools
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the hiring of new principals to lead Rosland and La Pine elementary schools. Both…
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COCC’s JobFest to feature over 50 regional employers
Job-seekers looking for new opportunities will find more than 50 local companies and agencies — representing health care, government, natural…
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OSU-Cascades, COCC students not enthused by tuition hikes coming for 2023-24 academic year
Come fall, tuition hikes are coming to both Oregon State University-Cascades and Central Oregon Community College. We talked to officials and some…
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COCC’s High School Math Contest returns to Bend campus this week after three-year absence
The Central Oregon Community College High School Math Contest, a tradition since 1978 and returning after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19…
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Sherman Bloomer, OSU’s budget VP since 2012, named new OSU-Cascades chancellor and dean
Sherman “Sherm” Bloomer, associate vice president of budget and resource planning at Oregon State University in Corvallis for the past 11 years,…
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OSU Board OKs tuition increases, OSU-Cascades Student Success Center; COCC also hikes tuition
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved tuition rates for the 2023-24 academic year, including a 3.9% increase for returning…
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Two Redmond career and technical education teachers are honored as Oregon’s best
Two talented, inspiring teachers from the Redmond School District were recognized at the Oregon Association for Career & Technical Education…
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‘Love Food, Not Waste’: Bend-La Pine Schools expands food waste composting program
Bend-La Pine Schools serves over 11,000 meals daily across the district. And like any food program, that generates considerable food…
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COCC Board approves $5 per-credit tuition hike for 2023-24 academic year
The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors voted Wednesday evening to approve an in-district tuition increase of $5 per credit for the…
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Redmond high schoolers visit COCC to check out tech and trades, from welding to self-driving cars
Students from Redmond three high schools visited the Redmond campus of Central Oregon Community College on Friday for a Career and Technical…
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University of Oregon receives $800K from EPA for wildfire smoke research facility
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the University of Oregon has received $800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to…
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Bend-La Pine names new principals for High Desert, Pilot Butte middle schools, Bend Tech Academy
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the hiring of three principals to lead High Desert and Pilot Butte middle schools…
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COCC awarded $600,000 to expand veteran assistance with ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
A U.S. Department of Education grant announced by this week by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will expand veteran student services at Central…
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COCC receives $600,000 federal grant to create ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Central Oregon Community College will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S.…
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Mtn. View HS set to add school-based health center, though weather delays modulars’ arrival
Mountain View High School is about to add a school-based health center, the sixth in Deschutes County, but the two-section modular building has hit…
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Brian Crook named new Ridgeview High School principal, will start July 1
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Redmond School District announced Monday that Brian Crook will serve as the new principal of Ridgeview High School. …
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COCC’s Redmond campus to host high schoolers for taste of technical training options
Students from Redmond’s three high schools will converge on Central Oregon Community College’s Redmond campus on Friday, April 7, for a day of…
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First major study by Oregon Data Collaborative identifies steps to address nursing shortage
The Oregon Longitudinal Data Collaborative announced last week a newly published study: “Postsecondary Healthcare Education Shortage in Oregon,”…
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