The Observer guide to Oregon college programs
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is O re
gon's oldest public institution of
higher education, founded in 1868.
Acade—L units include the College
o f Science and the College o f
Liberal Arts — both o f which offer
a wide range o f programs — plus
the professional schools of Agricul
ture. Business, Education, Engi
neering,
Forestry,
Health
and
Physical Education, Home Eco
nomics, Oceanography, Pharmacy
and Veterinary Medicine.
Located in Corvallis, O SU is one
of the few U.S. universities that is
both a Land Grant and a Sea Grant
institution, devoted to the wise de
velopment and use o f vital agricul
tural, forestry, water and marine
resources.
The university serves approxi
mately 17,500 students.
Portland Steta University
Located in the slate's largest
metropolitan area, Portland State
University offers diversity of educa
tional and cultural activities.
Bachelor’s and master's degrees
are available in a wide variety of
fields including the sciences and
social
sciences,
engineering,
business
administration,
social
work, theater arts, and Doctoral
programs are offered in Education,
Systems Science, Urban Studies,
Environmental Sciences and Re
sources. PSU has certificate pro
grams in Black Studies, Central
European Studies, Latin American
Studies, and M iddle East Studies. )
Evening classes offer flexibility,
enabling students to work. PSU
serves 17,000 students.
Oregon Health Sclencee
University
The O H S U is devoted to educa
tion and research in the health
sciences and to patient care. The
University is composed of the
Schools of Dentistry, Medicine and
Nursing, the University Hospital
and Clinics, the Dental Clinics, and
the Crippled Children's Clinic. Pro
grams offered include medicine,
medical
technology,
dentistry,
dental hygiene, nursing, Advanced
Life Support Technology (para
medic), Dietary, radiation therapy.
Each program requires course
work in an accredited college before
entrance. Students who are inter
ested in medical careers should get a
strong general education including
sciences in high school and obtain
counseling in planning their college
work.
The O H S U is located in Portland
and has approximately 2,000 stu
dents.
Oregon Inatltuta of Technology
O IT is a four-year technical col
lege offering Bachelor (4 year) and
Associate (2 year) degrees. The
school offers sophisticated training
in Engineering, Allied Health Tech
nology (dental hygiene, medical
technology, radiology, nursing).
Industrial Technology (diesel, man
ufacturing,
machining
process),
Business Technology (accounting,
management, secretarial science —
industrial, legal, medical).
O IT ’s 9?*» placement record re
sults from cooperation between the
faculty and industry. The school is
located in Klamath Falls and serves
2,700 students.
Eastern Oregon State College
University of Oregon
The U o f O has extensive o ffer
ings in Arts and Sciences and in
eight professional schools: Architec
ture and Allied Arts; Business A d
ministration; Community Service
and Public Affairs; Education;
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation; Journalism; Law and
Music. U of O has heavy emphasis
on arts and social science.
The U of O has the state's largest
research library.
Among the special programs
offered at the U of O are Transpor
tation,
Urban
Studies,
Asian
Studies, and Computer Science.
Located in the city of Eugene, the
U o f O serves approximately 17,300
students.
Located in La Grande, EOSC is
the smallest institution in the state
system. A multi-purpose college, it
provides instruction in 18 baccalau
reate programs including liberal
arts, teacher education and numer
ous professional and preprofession
al areas. The student body o f 1,770
allows a wide option for individual
izing the college program.
Southern Oregon State College
SOSC is a multi-purpose college
divided into schools of Business,
Education/Psychology, Health and
Physical Education, Humanities,
Science/Mathematics, and Social
Sciences, offering 55 undergraduate
degrees. Graduate degrees are of
fered in Business Administration,
Education, Humanities. Social Sci
ence and Interdisciplinary Studies.
SOSC is located in Ashland and
has approximately 4,700 students.
Western Oregon State Collage
Traditionally regarded for its out
standing programs in teacher prepa
ration
and
special
education,
W OSC provides opportunities for
study in the sciences, social sciences,
humanities, creative arts, correc
tions, law enforcement and health-
related professions.
Lewis and Clark Collage
W ith a 130-acre campus in South
west Portland, Lewis and Clark pro
vides a liberal arts and science edu
cation for 1,900 students. The inter
disciplinary curriculum, campus liv
ing, extra-curricular activities and
student services are designed to en
able the student to acquire the tech
nical knowledge that a complex
world requires and a perspective
which gives direction and purpose to
life. Overseas, off-campus, intern
ship and independent study pro
grams offer unique academic and
personal experiences.
Bachelor degrees are offered in a
number o f liberal arts fields; mas
ters degrees in education and public
administration. Lewis and Clark
also has a School o f Law.
Linfield Collage
Linfield is an independent liberal
arts college offering bachelor de
grees in 19 academic departments.
Students also may participate in
overseas study programs in Costa
Rica, Japan, France and Austria.
Emphasis is placed on education for
life as well as practical training for
employment. Linfield is affiliated
with the American Baptist Church,
which founded it in 1849.
Linfield is located in M cM innville
and serves 1,200 students.
Pacific University
Pacific is located in Forest Grove.
Founded in 1849 by Congregational
missionaries, it offers a liberal arts
education in a small school with a
12; I student-faculty ratio. The
school provides an internship pro
gram.
In addition to liberal arts fields,
the college offers degrees in educa
tion and social work. Professional
fields offered include optometry
and other health services. Programs
in engineering, electronic science
and medical technology can be com
pleted at other universities.
Read Collage
Recognized as one o f the nation's
leading liberal arts colleges, Reed
draws 75 percent o f its student body
from outside the Northwest. Most
classes are taught in small seminars
which encourage avid discussion
and debate and allow close relation
ships between students and profes
sors. A ll departments offer indepen
dent study and each student writes a
senior thesis.
Located in Southeast Portland,
Reed serves 1,100 students.
University of Portland
The University of Portland is an
independent co-ed university in the
Roman Catholic tradition. Serving
1,200 students, its small classes in
sure personal attention to students'
needs. The university includes a
College o f Arts and Sciences as well
as four professional schools — Bus
iness Administration, Education,
Engineering and Nursing — and a
graduate school. Special programs
include law enforcement, aerospace
studies, and communications.
Willamette University
The oldest college in the West,
Willamette offers undergraduate in
struction in liberal arts, as well as
graduate work in the College o f Law
and Atkinson Graduate School of
Management. Located on a 57-acre
campus in Salem, the college places
great emphasis on an atmosphere
that fosters creativity, disciplined
intellectual inquiry and opportunity
for student participation in school
affairs. The school provides intern
ships in nearby institutions as well
as off-campus study in the U.S. and
abroad.
Among the fields offered are en
gineering, forestry, and in te rn a
tional studies — American, French,
German, Hispanic, Soviet.
The school serves 1,900 students.
Additional private colleges
in Oragon:
Columbia Christian, Portland. A
four-year college with School of
Liberal Arts, School of Biblical
Studies, School o f Preacher T rain
ing. Enrollment: 300. Maintained
by Church of Christ.
Concordia College, Portland. Lu
theran liberal arts college. Courses
of study include education, pre
medical or dental; pre-theological;
pre-law. 350 students.
Choosing a career
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions in one’s life.
This choice should be made with the broadest possible information about
the person and about the job market.
Preparing now for careers in the future requires not only an idea o f the
individual's interests, aptitudes and opportunities for training and educa
tion. The student also must have inform ation about employment trends and
industrial projections reaching far into the future.
The U.S. Bureau of l abor Statistic« provides current information on
labor statistics and projections.
Occupational Profile
Professional and technical workers: This category includes many highly-
trained workers such as engineers, scientists, physicians, teachers, enter
tainers, and pilots.
Greater efforts in transportation, energy and environmental protection
will contribute to a growth of demand for scientists, engineers and techni
cians. The medical and health profession is expected to grow. Professional
workers to develop and expand the computer industry will be needed.
There will be less opportunity for teachers, artists, entertainers, airline
pilots and oceanographers.
Managers and administrators: The number of self-employed business
managers will decline as large corporations and chains dominate many areas
of business.
The demand for employed managers will grow as firms increasingly
depend on trained management specialists, especially in highly technical
areas o f operation.
Clerical workers: This group constitutes the largest occupational group
and includes bank tellers, bookkeepers, cashiers, secretaries and typists.
New development in computers will greatly affect employment trends As
operations are computerized, employment for bookkeepers, file clerks and
many office workers will decline, but the need for computer and peripheral
equipment operators will increase. Technological innovations will not affect
those jobs requiring a large amount o f personal contact, like secretaries and
receptionists.
Sales workers: Employment of this group is expected to grow by 27
percent. Most o f the growth will be due to the expansion o f retail trade
C ra ft workers: This group includes a wide variety of skilled workers
including carpenters, machinists, electricians, and mechanics. Employment
in all construction trades is expected to grow, especially heavy equipment
operators, electricians, plumbers and pipefitters. Among mechanics and
repairers, growth will be in automobile repair, computers and office equip
ment, appliances and industrial machinery.
Operatives: Employment of operatives — production workers, assemblers,
painters, welders — is tied to production of goods.
A slow-down in some manufacturing such as textiles, along with mechani
zation, will slow employment growth in this area.
Transportation operatives: Overall employment of drivers will increase,
although some occupations such as switch-operators and bus drivers will
decrease.
Non-farm laborers: Employment in this group is expected to grow only
slowly, as machinery replaces manual labor.
Household service workers: Housekeepers, child care workers, and care
takers will decline. In spite of a rising demand for services, the lower wages
and strenuous nature o f this work makes it unattractive to many workers.
Service workers: Firefighters, janitors, cosmetologists, bartenders and
other fields will expand rapidly due to the rising demand for commercial
cleaning services, protective services, and more frequent use of restaurants
and beauty salons.
Farm workers: This group includes operators and laborers. Employment
opportunities have declined for decades due to mechanization and greater
George Fox College, Newberg.
Four-year, Christian liberal arts col
lege. Spiritual, physical, social and
intellectual development empha
sized. Membership in the Christian
College Consortium allows students
to spend a term at member colleges.
Degrees include Christian M inis
tries, Music-Religion, Comm unica
tion-Arts, Biology, Chemistry. So
ciology. 750 students.
Judson Baptist College, Portland.
Four-year Christian college which
emphasizes a Christian frame o f ref
erence. Degrees include Christian
thought, church music, theater arts,
education. 3 0 0 students.
Marylhurst College f o r Lifelong
Learning, Lake Oswego. M aryl
hurst. designed for adults, offers
learning for degree-seeking students
as well as for students in search o f
job-enhancement skills or life en
richment. Degrees include H um ani
ties. Pastoral Ministries, A rt, M an
agement. 800 students.
M ultnom ah School o f the Bible,
Portland. The Bible is the central
focus. Complementing the 52-hour
undergraduate Bible course are
minors in ministry, Christian educa
tion, music, missions, theology. 750
students.
Northwest Christian College, Eu
gene. Four-year program leads to
degrees with concentrations in Pas
toral, Educational, Cross-Cultural
Ministries, Church Music. 275 stu
dents.
Pacific Northwest College o f A rt,
Portland. Grants a Bachelor o f Fine
Arts degree. M ajo r courses o f study
are ceramics, drawing, graphic de
sign, illustration, painting, photog
raphy, printmaking, sculpture. Five-
year program with Reed College
provides a BA o f Fine Arts from
P N C A and a Bachelor o f A rt from
Reed. 160 students.
Warner Pacific, Portland. Chris
tian liberal arts school affiliated
with Church o f G od, Anderson,
Indiana. Culture of Western M an
provides core for general education
in addition to six divisions: fine arts,
Christian ministries, general studies,
human services, adult continuing
education. 425 students.
Western Baptist College, Salem.
Christian liberal arts and Bible col
lege, providing education for minis
try. O ffers degrees in psychology,
business and music. Special feature
is “ Missionary A v ia tio n ." 400 stu
dents.
Community Colleges
Community colleges are located
throughout the state and provide a
broad variety o f vocational and
technical programs as well as course
work transferable to four-year state
institutions.
Central Oregon Comm unity C ol
lege, Bend, 2,000 students.
Chemeketa Comm unity College,
Salem, 12,500 students.
Clackamas Com m unity College.
Oregon City, 6,200 students.
Clatsop Com m unity College, As
toria, 10,700 students.
Lane Com m unity College, Eu
gene, 8,000 students.
Linn-Benton Com m unity C o l
lege, Albany, 14,000 students.
M t. H o o d Com m unity College,
Gresham, 10,200 students.
Portland Com m unity College,
Portland, 36,700 students.
Rogue
Com m unity
College,
Grants Pass, 2,700 students.
Southwestern Oregon Comm uni
ty College, North Bend, 5,400 stu
dents.
Treasure Valley Com m unity C ol
lege, O ntario, 1,350 students.
Treaty Oaks Education Center,
The Dalles. 1.500 students.
Umpqua Com m unity College,
Roseburg, 2,400 students.
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