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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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How cool is that? #CTEWorks #CTEMonth #orcommcollege #orcommcollegecte #fireservice🚒🚨The Chemeketa Fire Program is celebrating its new fire engine going into service! This will be the first new engine for the program in over 25 years 😄 enjoy light refreshments and check out the engine.
The event will be held at Chemeketa’s main campus in Salem at the Fire Station on March 7 at 10 am. The exact address is Building 14, 14 Fire Protection Way, Salem, OR 97305.
Questions? Contact brooks@chemeketa.edu or 503.485.2131.
OCCA hosted the fourth and final #WorkforceWednesday session on Zoom this afternoon as part of National #communitycollege #CTEMonth. Today we heard from Rogue Community College, Lane Community College, Chemeketa Community College and Mt. Hood Community College about business, management, HR, communications, info and arts programs. Here’s a link to the session recording: bluecc.zoom.us/rec/share/f6h2N97o-VNSN-9Gs7lhsi4JMHoe7u0_pnO2alrx3_oPGJ6GXO1buWwSjZgsOXHp.JSE2YQt…
Here is a link to the RCC video shown during the session: youtu.be/_PJxhGEDfko
#ctematters #orcommcollegecte #orcommcollege #CTEWorks
Art Robinson Senator Jeff Golden Senator Elizabeth Steiner State Senator Dennis Linthicum Lily Morgan, State Representative District #3, Representative Pam Marsh Kim Wallan Raquel Moore-Green for Senate District 10 Vikki Breese-Iverson Anderson for the Coast Senator Floyd Prozanski Senator James I. Manning Jr. Cedric Hayden Boomer Wright David Gomberg, Our State Representative Nancy Nathanson Representative Julie Fahey Senator Fred Girod State Senator Deb Patterson Kim Thatcher Jami Cate Representative Rick Lewis Anna Scharf Chris Gorsek Senator Kayse Jama State Senator Michael Dembrow Barbara Smith Warner Andrea Valderrama Representative Zach Hudson Ricki Ruiz Janelle Bynum
Tomorrow is our fourth and final National Community College #CTEMonth #WorkforceWednesday Zoom session to highlight the incredible Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs at Oregon’s #communitycolleges! This week will feature Business, Management, Arts, Information, HR and Communications programs at Rogue Community College, Lane Community College, Chemeketa Community College and Mt. Hood Community College. Join us at noon tomorrow!
#ctematters #orcommcollege #orcommcollegecte #CTEWorks
Art Robinson Senator Jeff Golden Senator Elizabeth Steiner State Senator Dennis Linthicum Lily Morgan, State Representative District #3, Representative Pam Marsh Kim Wallan Raquel Moore-Green for Senate District 10 Vikki Breese-Iverson Anderson for the Coast Senator Floyd Prozanski Senator James I. Manning Jr. Cedric Hayden Boomer Wright David Gomberg, Our State Representative Nancy Nathanson Representative Julie Fahey Senator Fred Girod State Senator Deb Patterson Kim Thatcher Rep. Jami Cate Representative Rick Lewis Anna Scharf Chris Gorsek Senator Kayse Jama State Senator Michael Dembrow Barbara Smith Warner Andrea Valderrama Representative Zach Hudson Ricki Ruiz Janelle Bynum
When was BMCC highlighted? Can you send the Recording link? Thanks
#communitycolleges in Oregon prepare students for incredible jobs in local industries, and sometimes great partners help students gain those skills with little or no debt! Check out this amazing student who had such an experience at Columbia Gorge Community College! #CTEMonth #orcommcollege #orcommcollegecte #CTEWorksSam is a #MetallicaScholar!!!
Sam comes from a long line of pilots, and he is continuing that legacy at CGCC. When he graduates from the Aviation Tech program, he will be joining a team at a commercial airline to continue his education and training. The best pilots are also great aviation mechanics as they understand every aspect of the aircraft.
Sam will leave CGCC with little to no college debt thanks to the Metallica Scholarship he received. This means his family will not have to worry about school debt as he continues his educational journey to a fulfilling career.
Thanks to All Within My Hand Foundation (Metallica) and American Association of Community Colleges , he is going to achieve that career dream upon graduation.
The Aviation Maintenance Technology certificate prepares students to test for the Federal Aviation Administration A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) mechanic license. The FAA license opens the door to mechanic jobs across the aviation industry, from commercial airlines like Delta and United to smaller regional airports.
Read more about this program at www.cgcc.edu/aviation-maintenance-technology
#communitycolleges #AWMH #MetallicaGivesBack #MSI #careerreadiness #workforcedevelopment #metallicascholars #columbiagorge
