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Oregon Community College Association

@ORCommColleges

OCCA represents Oregon's 17 public community colleges, their locally elected board members & the interests of their faculty, staff, admin and students.

 Salem, Oregon
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Joined July 2014
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Five days until the 2026 OCCA Conference! Download the conference app, choose your breakout sessions, and pack your gear for College Spirit Day. What are you most excited for? Share it with #2026OCCA. We can’t wait to see you!
2026 OCCA Conference planning checklist: Download the conference app; choose your breakout sessions; pack your gear for College Spirit Day; and share what you’re most excited for and tag your post #2026OCCA. Green checkmarks accompany each item on a clipboard, with the conference logo and mountain-and-lake scenery.

ALT 2026 OCCA Conference planning checklist: Download the conference app; choose your breakout sessions; pack your gear for College Spirit Day; and share what you’re most excited for and tag your post #2026OCCA. Green checkmarks accompany each item on a clipboard, with the conference logo and mountain-and-lake scenery.

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We’re excited to welcome Lumina Foundation’s Kermit Kabela to the #2026OCCA Conference! Kermit will deliver his keynote on day two, Thursday, November 5, sharing lessons from the FutureReady States initiative and what they could mean for workforce credentials in Oregon.
2026 OCCA Conference keynote speaker Kermit Kabela, Strategy Director for Credentials of Value at Lumina Foundation. Presentation: “Credentials of Value: Lessons from Lumina’s FutureReady States Initiative.” His portrait appears beside the text, with the conference logo and an Oregon mountain-and-lake illustration below.

ALT 2026 OCCA Conference keynote speaker Kermit Kabela, Strategy Director for Credentials of Value at Lumina Foundation. Presentation: “Credentials of Value: Lessons from Lumina’s FutureReady States Initiative.” His portrait appears beside the text, with the conference logo and an Oregon mountain-and-lake illustration below.

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One week to go! The 2026 OCCA Conference is almost here, and we’re looking forward to connecting with community college colleagues from across Oregon. This year’s theme says it best: Community Colleges WORK for Oregon. See you next week!
One week to go until the 2026 OCCA Conference. The conference logo reads “Community Colleges WORK for Oregon,” above an illustrated mountain, lake, and evergreen forest.

ALT One week to go until the 2026 OCCA Conference. The conference logo reads “Community Colleges WORK for Oregon,” above an illustrated mountain, lake, and evergreen forest.

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Oregon community colleges are doing even more to support adult learners. Listen to OCCA's Student Success Center Director @CoxBrand as she discusses the issue with @JeffExchange ! ijpr.org/show/the-jefferson-…
Oregon community colleges aim to provide better support to older students

Oregon community colleges aim to provide better support to older students

The Oregon Community College Association is talking about better serving the population of older students, those already holding down jobs and often caring for families, too.

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Lane CC@LaneTitans28 Jan 2023
Thank you to LCC alumnus, State Rep. John Lively, for visiting campus yesterday to learn about our new and exciting programs as well as priority issues impacting community colleges during 2023 legislative session. We appreciate all your support! #GoTitans @ORCommColleges
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TAACPa@TAACPa19 Oct 2022
Happy National Transfer Week! 🎉
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Portland Community College@PortlandCC18 Oct 2022
It's National Transfer Week! Did you know that you can start your bachelor’s degree at Portland Community College and finish at the university of your choice? More than 5,000 students transfer PCC credits to four-year colleges every year! Learn how at pcc.edu/transfer.
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Congratulations to Lisa Skari, @MtHoodCommunity College President, the 2022 @ncmpr_national District 7 Pacesetter of the Year!
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Dan Rayfield@DanRayfield29 Sep 2022
The Oregon Opportunity Grant is one of the best ways we support students who need financial aid to earn a college degree. I’ll do everything in my power next session to ensure we’re helping our students move up the economic ladder. #orpol #orleg oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/…
Opinion: Oregon’s higher-education grant program is overdue for a boost

Opinion: Oregon’s higher-education grant program is overdue for a boost

College affordability is a critical issue and will require a multipronged strategy to address it effectively, write the leaders of four higher-education associations. Oregon leaders should help make...

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●Happy 50th Birthday, Pell Grant! Since its inception, 2,386,279 Oregon students have benefited from $6,187,642,682 in grant funding. #PellTurns50 #OR4Pell
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Corequisites really do work!
Complete College America | CCA (@CompleteCollege) profile pictureComplete College America | CCA@CompleteCollege14 Jun 2022
Hear directly from students in Oregon on why #CoreqWorks! #CCAStudentVoices @_Strong_Start
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Oregon Community College Association@ORCommColleges2 Jul 2021
Investing in your future means investing in yourself. Oregon’s community colleges can help you gain the skills that employers are looking for to help you land a great paying job. Take your next step. bit.ly/1234567

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Mt. Hood CC@MtHoodCommunity21 Jan 2021
Making childcare accessible so parents can get the training they need to advance their careers? Win/win/win in our book. Thanks for the excellent article, @gresham_outlook! @Worksystems @jpmorgan #AdvancingCities @multco @ORHumanServices
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MHCC will focus on childcare for its part in a coalition to help struggling families pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/…
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Southwestern Oregon Community College@swocc20 Jan 2021
#MeetTheLakers: Diamond Tschida is getting an ASOT and majoring in psychology. She’s ASG’s Sustainability Dir. and is passionate about the earth! You will often find her at the beach or lake. From Boise she says “what I miss being away from home is family and Idahoan potatoes.”
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OregonHECC@OregonHECC12 Jan 2021
Oregon students, it's time to get those financial aid applications in! PRESS RELEASE: Oregon Students are Encouraged to Apply as Soon as Possible for Grants and Scholarships at OregonStudentAid.gov mailchi.mp/hecc/scholarships…
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OCCA Digest - Oct. 23, 2020 - mailchi.mp/ec27fab4d16f/occa…
OCCA Digest - August 28, 2020 - mailchi.mp/5ebd256f9a29/occa…
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Elizabeth Cox Brand@CoxBrand10 Sep 2020
I am so proud to be part of such a caring network of professionals who remember "who we are, who we serve and why we serve them." Community colleges pivot to support their vulnerable students insidehighered.com/news/2020…
Community colleges pivot to support their vulnerable students

Community colleges pivot to support their vulnerable students

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OCCA Digest - August 28, 2020 - mailchi.mp/7527507fccbb/occa…
OCCA Digest - August 14, 2020 - mailchi.mp/fca8f1867e6a/occa…
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