Tag: Higher Education Coordinating Commission
HECC Encouraging Students to Apply for Scholarships and Grants
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) encourages all Oregonians pursuing postsecondary education in 2025-26 to apply for grants and scholarships through the state website OregonStudentAid.gov.
This...
State Audit Finds More Oversight Needed of Community Colleges
By Alex Baumhardt
The commission tasked with overseeing Oregon’s 17 community colleges must do more to increase student performance, achievement and access, according to an...
Oregon Offering Free & Reduced College Tuition for Native Americans
Members of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes can attend the state’s public universities and community colleges practically free this school year, and members of...
State Opens Future Ready Oregon Funding Opportunity
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) has announced that the application period is now open for the Future Ready Oregon Workforce Ready Grants, Round One:...
HECC Launches Historic Investment in Financial Aid for Tribal Students
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) announced that applications are now being accepted for the Oregon Tribal Student Grant for 2022-23.
The new state financial aid program...
Legislation Increases Oregon Promise Grants for Low-Income Students
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) announced that low-income recipients of the Oregon Promise Grant pursuing community...
2022 Legislative Session Ends with Support for Career Pathways
The Oregon Community College Association (OCCA) got some good news at the close of the 2022 Legislative Session.
SB 1545 – the Governor’s $200 million...
State to Award Oregon Opportunity Grants to Thousands More Students
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) announced that recent approval of an additional $28.8 million to the state's...
Oregon Students Still Have Time to Apply for the Oregon Promise...
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC ) encourages Oregon’s graduating high school seniors and GED test graduates to...
BMCC, Rest of State’s Community Colleges See Sharp Enrollment Drop
Community colleges across the state have seen a nearly 25-percent drop in fall enrollment due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fourth week fall term enrollment data...
Oregon Education Department Seeks to Increase College-Going Students
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Oregon Department of Education, and participating partners are pleased to announce the recent launch of the FAFSA/ORSAA Challenge, a...
