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Enrollment growth seen in freshmen and sophomores at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-Cascades - Oct. 17, 2012

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ - Cascades launched the 2012-2013 academic year with an anticipated enrollment of just over 1,000 students, including 237 students taking lower-level courses at Central Oregon Community College in…


ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-Cascades takes first step in creating sports programs - Oct. 10, 2012

One of the most compelling aspects of a university for many people is its athletic programs, which create a focus around which the university and surrounding communities rally. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-Cascades has taken the first…


ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-Cascades receives $1 million for campus expansion - Sept. 26, 2012

 The Tykeson Family Charitable Trust has committed $1 million to the expansion of the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ - Cascades campus into a four-year university, announced ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ President Ed Ray today in a news conference. The…


ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-Cascades changes name of energy degree - Sept. 19, 2012

In order to better reflect the focus of the energy degree program and to meet the standards of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ - Cascades has changed the name of the program to…


State Board of Higher Education endorses ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-Cascades' expansion to full four-year offerings - Aug. 3, 2012

The Oregon State Board of Higher Education today endorsed ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ - Cascades' expansion into a four-year university. The ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ branch campus has existed as a '2+2' model since it was founded in 2001,…


ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-Cascades receives $700,000 DOE award for harnessing natural gas for vehicle fuel - July 30, 2012

A researcher at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ - Cascades will lead a major new research initiative on a vehicle-based natural gas refueling system, a $700,000 project to create technology that would use the vehicle engine itself to compress natural gas…