Columbia Gorge Community College is a public community college located in The Dalles, Oregon. Here is a detailed introduction:

School Overview

Established in 1977, originally as the Wasco Area Education Service District, then changed to the Tritiok Education Service District, and in 1989 became a community college and renamed Columbia Gorge Community College.

Location: The main campus is located in The Dalles, Oregon, close to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, and the Hood River Indian Creek Campus is located in Hood River, with beautiful views of Mount Hood and Mount Adams.

School size: moderate in size, able to provide students with personalized educational services.

Academic courses

Major settings: Covering multiple fields, including the newly added majors of building technology, pre-construction preparation, advanced manufacturing and assembly in 2021, and plans to open majors such as agriculture, fire science and cybersecurity.

Teaching mode: Small class teaching is adopted, teachers have rich teaching experience, focus on practical ability training, and cooperate with local enterprises and institutions to provide students with internship and employment opportunities.

Campus life

Campus facilities: The Dalles campus has six main buildings and smaller buildings around an outdoor amphitheater, as well as a new skills center and student dormitories; the Hood River campus has beautiful scenery.

Student activities: The school is approved to participate in college sports events, has various student organizations and clubs, and often holds various activities such as art exhibitions and concerts to enrich students' extracurricular life.

Support services

Academic support: Provide students with academic counseling, tutoring and other services to help students develop study plans and solve learning problems.

Financial aid: Provide a variety of scholarships, grants and loans and other financial aid programs to help students reduce their financial burden.

Transfer cooperation

We have established transfer cooperation relationships with many four-year universities. After completing two years of basic courses and meeting the requirements, students can smoothly transfer to cooperative institutions to continue their studies.