Columbia Gorge Community College

The front of the main CGCC building

Columbia Gorge Community College is located in The Dalles, Oregon along the Columbia river specifically in The Columbia River Gorge. The campus is located next to a city park on a scenic hill overlooking the town, and currently (year 2007) is undergoing renovations to several of the buildings on campus. Image File history File links MainbuildingCGCC.jpg‎ The Front of the main building for Columbia Gorge Community College This image is a work of a United States Department of Education employee, taken or made during the course of an employees official duties. ... The Dalles is a city located in Wasco County, Oregon. ... Columbia River Gorge, Washington or North side The Columbia River (French: fleuve Columbia) is a river situated in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ...

CGCC also has an extension building in Hood river county, which was annexed to the college's district in 2001.

The college originally began in 1977 when the initial roots were created as the Wasco Area Education Service District, which not long after was changed to Treaty Oak Education Service District. The original incarnation of the College operated in leased facilities in downtown The Dalles for 16 years.

In 1989 a public vote changed the college's designation from a service district to a community college, then later than name was changed to Columbia Gorge Community College. Then in 1993 a bond election allowed for the purchase and remodeling of the current campus facility, which in prior years had been a hospital.

Today, Columbia Gorge Community College serves students from all over the Mid-Columbia region, in both Oregon and Washington.

Accreditation

CGCC delivers college credit instruction, certificates and degrees through its contract with Portland Community College (PCC). PCC is accredited through The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Credits, certificates and degrees earned at CGCC appear on PCC transcripts and are transferable to four year institution, subject to the specific policies of those institutions.

Interesting facts

In 2001, while building 6 was still being utilized as on-campus housing, a restraint chair from the original hospital could be viewed in the sub-basement. Whether or not this artifact is still present on campus is currently unknown, but it remains part of the college lore.

The Motto of CGCC is: "Building Dreams, Transforming Lives."

Address: 400 E. Scenic Drive Suite 257, The Dalles, OR 97058

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