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The Oregon Community College Association (OCCA) represents the seventeen publicly chartered community colleges and their locally elected board members. Founded in 1962, OCCA is an association whose purpose is to support the colleges before policy-makers and partners whose actions affect the well-being of community colleges across the state.
Leading with racial equity, we advocate, communicate, and collaborate to strengthen community colleges for the benefit of Oregonians, particularly those historically underserved or systemically marginalized in higher education.
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OCCA hosted the first of four #WorkForceWednesday sessions to celebrate community college CTE programs during National #CTEMonth earlier this afternoon. Thanks to Clackamas Community College, Oregon Coast Community College, Central Oregon Community College and Treasure Valley Community College for their great presentations related to the health and biomedical science industries!
Here’s a link to the session recording: bluecc.zoom.us/rec/share/II9cy9gXlOC1cDo3uEx7mrtldgROqudxvA_MoF6j31nhk_ZimHiET3A8UBmEZwwY.3pWuRXI…
Clackamas CC Ambulance Simulator Video: youtu.be/Y6bvFgJWPEo
Treasure Valley CC Medical Assistant Program Video: youtu.be/kDD9UlU75Ck
#CTEMonth #whyctematters #orcommcollegecte #CTEWorks
Senator Lynn Findley Representative Mark Owens Tim Knopp State Senator Dennis Linthicum Emerson Levy Representative Jason Kropf E. Werner Reschke Vikki Breese-Iverson Senator Fred Girod Rob Wagner for State Senate Senator Kathleen Taylor Senator Kayse Jama Senator Chuck Thomsen Mark Meek Representative Rick Lewis Representative Courtney Neron Representative Jules Walters, Oregon House District 37 Daniel Nguyen for State Representative Janelle Bynum Mark Gamba for Oregon Representative James Hieb Jeff Helfrich Annessa for Oregon
Today is the start of National #CTEMonth and our opportunity to shine a bright light on all of the amazing Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs at Oregon’s 17 community colleges! This week features health and biomedical sciences. OCCA is asking legislators to support SB523, which would allow the colleges to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree to enable nursing students to easily and affordably move into a BSN program straight from completing an RN program right in their local community college! #orcommcollegecte #whyctematters #CTEWorks
Tomorrow is the start of National Career Technical Education (CTE) Month and the first Workforce Wednesday Zoom session! This is an opportunity for legislators to learn about CTE programs in Oregon’s community colleges. This week is Health & Biomedical Sciences week, so join us to learn about health care programs at Treasure Valley Community College, Oregon Coast Community College, Central Oregon Community College and Clackamas Community College! #CTEMonth #whyctematters #orcommcollegecte #CTEWorks
Senator Lynn Findley Representative Mark Owens Tim Knopp State Senator Dennis Linthicum Emerson Levy Representative Jason Kropf E. Werner Reschke Vikki Breese-Iverson Senator Fred Girod Rob Wagner for State Senate Senator Kathleen Taylor Senator Kayse Jama Senator Chuck Thomsen Mark Meek Representative Rick Lewis Representative Courtney Neron Representative Jules Walters, Oregon House District 37 Daniel Nguyen for State Representative Janelle Bynum Mark Gamba Representative James Hieb Jeff Helfrich Annessa for Oregon
