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Total enrollment: 4,415
FTE enrollment: 869.81
Full-time students: 195
Part-time students: 929
Degrees & certificates: 271
Student average age: 25.5

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Sep 9, 2021
Columbia Gorge Community College is postponing a ribbon-cutting

Columbia Gorge Community College is postponing a ribbon-cutting originally planned for Saturday, Sept. 11, as Covid cases escalate throughout the region.

"This is a difficult decision, but necessary in the interests of public safety," said Dan Spatz, the college's director of capital projects and community relations.

Sep 2, 2021
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Aug 24, 2021
‘Rebound’ fund helps students return to college
Aug 24, 2021
College sets livestream option for ribbon-cutting

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 raises public concern over large gatherings, Columbia Gorge Community College is modifying its plans for a ribbon-cutting at the college’s new workforce skills center and student residential hall in September.

While the ribbon-cutting is still planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, the college will offer a livestream of the event for people who do not wish to attend in person. The college is encouraging people to participate via the livestream, while still keeping the ribbon-cutting open to those who prefer to attend in person.

Aug 3, 2021
Two colleges offer new option for art students

Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) students interested in pursuing an art and design education have a new opportunity thanks to a recent transfer agreement between CGCC and Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University (PNCA). CGCC students who transfer to PNCA are now able to receive a scholarship of $22,000 per year, guaranteed for up to three-and-a-half years, for a total of $77,000.

The art scholarship is available to all CGCC graduating students who apply and are accepted into PNCA. In addition, the agreement outlines a clear pathway for students to begin their coursework at CGCC and complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at PNCA.

Jul 23, 2021
Survey gauges need for public child care center

As more people are vaccinated to reduce the risk from COVID-19, many parents in the Mid-Columbia region are returning to the workforce. But the high cost and scarcity of affordable child care is a challenge, both for the general public and students attending Columbia Gorge Community College.

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