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Jul 2, 2019
Foundation golf tourney promises fun-filled event

The 20th Annual Founder’s Cup Golf Tournament, presented by Columbia State Bank and Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation, will be held at Indian Creek Golf Course in Hood River on Saturday, Aug. 3. The annual event promises a fun-filled day that brings together golf, friends, food, and raffle prizes. This year, the tournament will benefit student scholarships.

Jul 1, 2019
College launches community, business survey

It’s been 43 years since a group of community volunteers in The Dalles decided the Columbia Gorge needed better access to jobs training and an affordable pathway to higher education. That grassroots initiative resulted in creation of the “Treaty Oak Area Education District,” later and better known as Columbia Gorge Community College.

From its origins in downtown The Dalles, the college expanded steadily, now with campuses in Hood River and The Dalles and an ever-growing presence on-line.

Jun 25, 2019
College achieves unmanned flight training milestone

The Columbia River Gorge hosts one of the world’s largest concentrations of design and manufacturing for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Columbia Gorge Community College, located in the midst of all this, is now the first (and so far only) institution in the Pacific Northwest offering “Trusted Operator Program ‘Level One’” certification training for commercial UAV pilots.

“Level One” is the first of three certification levels established by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles International, a global non-profit dedicated to the advancement of autonomous systems and robotics. Pilots holding Level One certification have demonstrated their competence to fly UAVs for certain commercial purposes.

Jun 24, 2019
CGCC Board of Education Vacancy

The Columbia Gorge Community College Board of Education seeks interested district electors in Wasco County for consideration to be appointed to fill the remaining portion of the Position 2 vacancy.  This appointee is to serve until June 30, 2021, at which time the individual elected in the May 2021 election will begin serving a full four-year term. CGCC Board of Education would also recommend interested persons attend the July 16th board meeting and be prepared to attend the Board of Education All-Day Retreat on July 30th, 2019.

Jun 5, 2019
Annual Non-Discrimination Notice

 


 

May 14, 2019
Notice of Public Hearing: Discussion of budget 2019-20

A public meeting of the Columbia Community College Board of Education will be held on May 21, 2019 at 6:00 pm at 400 E. Scenic Dr, The Dalles, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 as approved by the Columbia Gorge Community College Budget Committee.

Apr 20, 2019
The Environment Rating Scales are Coming to Spark
One of the exciting additions coming to Spark is the inclusion of the Environment Rating Scales (ERS). The ERS will serve as evidence for how some Spark standards are being met, as well as provide information to guide quality improvement efforts. The ERS are comprised of a variety of “indicators,” which are research based best practices in early childhood care and education. The ERS focus on three basic needs of children:
Protection of health and safety – “Children thrive when their health and safety needs are met and healthful habits are established for a lifetime.”
Apr 5, 2019
New Books & Media in the Library | April 5 2019

Below are a few of the new books added to the library collection in the last few weeks.

Accessible America : a history of disability and designUnited States of BananaBonfires of the gods: a novelCaravans of gold, fragments in time : art, culture, and exchange across medieval Saharan Africa

Chaos, a fableThe enlightened armyThe Oxford illustrated history of the worldThe uninhabitable earth : life after warmingWomen warriors : an unexpected history

Mar 20, 2019
Upcoming class offers tips on meeting facilitation

In an age of divisiveness, it is more important than ever to communicate effectively. If you attend meetings, serve on a committee or board of directors, or simply want to learn how to be heard and collaborate with others, the techniques of effective facilitation are invaluable.

Mar 19, 2019
Community education course teaches all about golf
Mar 19, 2019
New Books & Media in the Library | March 19 2019

Below are a few of the new books, audiobooks & dvds added to the library collection in the last few weeks.

 

Collaborating with the enemy: how to work with people you don't agree with or like or trustHow to disappear: notes on invisibility in a time of transparencyLandscape drawing in pencilOn trails : an explorationThe source of self-regard : selected essays, speeches, and meditations Thermal delight in architectureWorking with children to heal interpersonal trauma : the power of play

BlackkklansmanDogtoothThe favouriteGreen bookHow to live, or, A life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer

Mar 18, 2019
College readies surplus sale March 29-30

Every homeowner knows the feeling: You look around the house and realize other folks might find a better use for stuff you’re just not using anymore.

Mar 6, 2019
College will close at 3 pm due to winter weather (3/6/2019)

The college will close at 3 pm in The Dalles and Hood River due to winter weather.

Feb 27, 2019
College will be closed due to winter weather (2/27/2019)

College is closed in The Dalles and Hood River due to winter weather.

Feb 25, 2019
College will be closed due to icy conditions (2/26/2019)

The College will be closed in The Dalles and Hood River due to icy conditions.

Feb 25, 2019
CGCC is closed for wintry conditions (2/25/2019)

The Dalles and Hood River campuses are closed today.

Feb 20, 2019
Student Government Yarn Drive

Consider donating some yarn to the ASG yarn drive. We are collecting through March 8th on both campuses.

Feb 20, 2019
Wind Challenge returns to CGCC

The seventh annual Wind Challenge returns to the Gorge on March 16 at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center in The Dalles. During the Wind Challenge, teams of high school and middle school students from across the Gorge learn about wind turbine technology and design, and apply their skills in an all-day competition to race against the clock in building the strongest, fastest wind turbine.

Feb 15, 2019
College to open at 10 am due to winter weather (2/15/2019)

College is on a two-hour delay in The Dalles and Hood River due to winter weather.

Feb 14, 2019
CGCC is closed for wintry conditions (2/14/2019)

The Dalles and Hood River campuses are closed today.

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