PORTLAND IS AWASH with institutions of higher learning—though you wouldn’t know it if you asked the average person on the street. While the PSUs, the Reeds, and the OHSUs of our city grab all the scholarly glory, there are many smaller colleges in the community working just as hard to educate the so-called leaders of tomorrow. Why do students choose these tinier versions over the big-name schools? What do they offer that the other bigger colleges can’t or won’t? In this edition of our annual Back-to-School Issue, the Mercury digs deep into the back alley of Portland’s college system to profile some of the lesser-known institutions—and who knows? Maybe you’ll even find one perfect for you. After all, it’s not the size of the college… it’s the education you get out of it.
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Birthingway College of Midwifery
ITT Technical Institute Portland
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
National College of Natural Medicine
What about Marylhurst and George Fox?
Good point, George Fox is in Newberg though right? I’ve lived in portland my whole life and can never find it unless accompanyied by peter pan.. oh wait they did that one didn’t they? eh.
Considering Vancouver is a bedroom community of Portland, you left out one very important listing—Washington State University Vancouver. Just 10 miles north of the Columbia River via either I-5 or I-205, WSU Vancouver offers a private-school feel for state-school tuition. And, the Border Bill lets Oregonians in bordering counties pay in-state tuition for up to eight credits per semester. Choose from 20 bachelor’s degrees, 10 master’s degrees and two doctoral degrees. There’s more to the “Couve” than you may have imagined. Come see for yourself!