Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) is once again ranked highly within the U.S. News and World Report “Best Colleges 2019” rankings, released this week. The report lists Oregon Tech at No. 2 as Top Public College in the West and the University’s ranking of Best Western Regional Colleges also rose to come in at No. 5, a list which is comprised of the best baccalaureate colleges in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.