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Oct 8, 2021
Holiday online auction aids student scholarships

Columbia Gorge Communty College Foundation launches its first-ever Holiday Online Auction Wednesday, Dec. 1, offering people an early start to holiday shopping while supporting student scholarships.

“More students are returning to Columbia Gorge Community College, working hard to complete their education in spite of the pandemic,” said Wendy Patton, CGCC Foundation executive director. “This is welcome news, but it comes as our capacity to fundraise has been constrained by COVID-19.”

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.

Jul 23, 2021
Metallica awards $100,000 for Gorge scholars

Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) has been selected from a competitive field of community colleges across the country to receive $100,000 to transform the future of students in the Mid-Columbia region. Funded by Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation and led by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the Metallica Scholars Initiative was designed to support students directly while elevating the importance of career and technical education.

Aug 20, 2020
Columbia Gorge Community College joins national training consortium for unmanned aerial systems

The Columbia Gorge region, already known as a technology leader in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), reached another milestone this summer, as Columbia Gorge Community College joined a nation- wide collegiate training initiative organized through the Federal Aviation Administration.

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2018 required the agency to establish a UAS training initiative through agreements with institutions of higher education that prepare students for careers involving autonomous systems. Two-year institutions so designated become members of a “Consortium for Small Unmanned Aircraft System Technology Training.”

Mar 20, 2020
College responds to governor’s COVID-19 directives

As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown directs the statewide COVID-19 response, Columbia Gorge Community College today announced its own measures to comply with the governor’s executive order to higher education. Gov. Brown is prohibiting colleges from conducting in-person instruction beginning this Saturday through April 28. Only critical functions may continue.

Columbia Gorge Community College had already extended spring break in response to the epidemic. Spring break starts this Monday, March 21, and continues through April 3. Following the governor’s directive, CGCC will deliver all instruction solely on-line beginning with spring term April 6. All campus buildings are closed to public access as of this Saturday, March 21.

Mar 13, 2020
College prepares COVID-19 precautionary measures
Mar 6, 2020
Columbia Gorge Community College is hosting two OSHA classes in March

Columbia Gorge Community College is hosting two OSHA classes in March.

  • OSHA Hazard Communication Aligned with GHS
  • OSHA Worker Protection Standard Workshop