Oregon Tech focuses on college affordability with State House Education Committee members

Oregon Tech focuses on college affordability with State House Education Committee members

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Representative Courtney Neron (D-Wilsonville), the State House Education Committee Chair, and Representative Emily McIntire (R-Klamath Falls), the State House Higher Education Committee Vice Chair, visited Oregon Tech’s Portland-Metro Campus in March to tour labs and discuss college affordability and return on investment.

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Oregon Tech petitions Employment Relations Board to declare the faculty union strike unlawful

Oregon Tech petitions Employment Relations Board to declare the faculty union strike unlawful

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, Oregon Tech filed a petition with the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) asking the ERB to declare the tentative strike by the Oregon Tech American Association of University Professors (AAUP) unlawful. Oregon Tech also filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the union. The documents filed cite numerous instances where the Oregon Tech faculty union leadership did not bargain or act in good faith.

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Amid COVID-19 concerns, Oregon Tech first-time freshman enrollment increases by 11%; third year in a row

Amid COVID-19 concerns, Oregon Tech first-time freshman enrollment increases by 11%; third year in a row

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – First-time undergraduate student enrollment at the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) for fall 2020 again registered a strong increase, signaling demand for professionally-focused degree programs with high returns for graduates.

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Gov. Brown announces new orders for higher education

Gov. Brown announces new orders for higher education

PORTLAND, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown today [March 18, 2020] announced an executive order directing Oregon's higher education institutions to move their curriculum to online learning, prohibiting in-person classroom interactions through April 28 as a way to prevent transmission of COVID-19.

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KCC board of trustees approve process to incorporate North Lake into KCC taxing district

KCC board of trustees approve process to incorporate North Lake into KCC taxing district

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The Klamath Community College board of trustees voted unanimously at its January meeting to approve the process of transitioning the community college district in north Lake County to the Klamath Community College taxing district.

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