Tag: Oregon Community College Association
BMCC Board Member Among Three Howard Cherry Award Honorees
The Oregon Community College Association (OCCA) announced the winners of the annual Howard Cherry Awards, which celebrate the contributions that local advocates, administrators and...
Two BMCC Students Selected to 2024 All-Oregon Academic Team
Oregon Community College Association announced the selection of 55 members from community colleges across the state to the 2024 All-Oregon Academic Team (AOAT).
Among those...
Study: BMCC Drives $157.5 Million Economic Impact to E. Oregon
A new study has revealed the extensive impact that Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) has on the Eastern Oregon regional economy and its return...
OCCA Responds to Governor’s Budget for Community Colleges
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday released the Governor’s Recommended Budget (GRB) for the 2023-2025 biennium, which includes a 6.4 percent increase to the...
Blue Mountain C.C. Students Named to All-Oregon Academic Team
Two Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) students were selected to the 2022 All-Oregon Academic Team (AOAT).
BMCC students Hunter Weaver of Wallowa and Olivia West...
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...
Oregon Community Colleges Celebrate CTE Month in February
Oregon community colleges will raise awareness of and advocate for career and technical
education (CTE) programs throughout the month of February in honor of National...
Community College Association Celebrates Its Board Members
January is National Board Member Appreciation Month, and Oregon Community College
Association is thanking all of its board members from across the state, as well as...
Hansell Honored by OCCA for Advocating for Community Colleges
Oregon State Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) was among the winners of the Howard Cherry Awards announced by the Oregon Community College Association (OCCA).
The awards...
Pair of BMCC Students Selected to All-Oregon Academic Team
Two Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) students are among the 45 students statewide selected to the 2020-2021 All-Oregon Academic Team (AOAT).
BMCC students Tonya Evans...
Community colleges celebrating CTE Month Throughout February
Oregon community colleges will raise awareness of and advocate for career and technical education (CTE) programs throughout the month of February in honor of...
State’s Recommended Budget Keeps Community College Funding Flat
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday released her budget for the 2021-23 biennium, which includes the same funding allocation of $640.9 million for community...
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...
BMCC Sophomore Named 1 of Oregon’s ‘Most Extraordinary’
A Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) sophomore has been named one of Oregon’s four most extraordinary community college Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students for...
BMCC to Hold Farewell Celebration for Departing President Cam Preus
Blue Mountain Community College invites the community to a farewell celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 30, for President Cam Preus.
Preus will become the executive director...
BMCC Hires Interim President
The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education on Wednesday evening hired retired Tillamook Bay Community College President Dr. Connie Green as the college’s...
Preus to Leave BMCC in October
Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) President Cam Preus has announced she will leave the college in October to become the executive director of the...
BMCC Says Proposed Budget 'Falls Short'
Blue Mountain Community College President Cam Preus said the governor’s proposed 2015-2017 biennium budget “falls well short” of what the college needs to maintain...
