Working Together to Make a Difference
Presenters: Thomas Hellie, President, Linfield College Kristen Grainger, President, Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges &
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Concordia University Corban University
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George Fox University Lewis & Clark College
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Linfield College Marylhurst University
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Multnomah University National University of Natural Medicine
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Northwest Christian University Oregon College of Art & Craft
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Pacific Northwest College of Art Pacific University
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Reed College University of Portland
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University of Western States Warner Pacific College
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Western Seminary Willamette University
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ESSENTIAL Helping Oregon reach its 40-40-20 degree attainment goals
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ESSENTIAL Helping Oregon reach its 40-40-20 degree attainment goals
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ESSENTIAL Helping Oregon reach our 40-40-20 degree attainment goals With 260+ areas of study, contributing:
• 20% of Oregon’s core STEM degrees • 24% of Business Management and Marketing • 34% of Mathematics and Statistics • 22% of Public Administration & Social Services Professions • 38% of Education degrees • 35% of Health Professions, including 60% of Nursing degrees
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference Cost Effective for Taxpayers • Serving thousands of Oregon students • No state monies allocated to private institutions • Scholarships and other institutional resources leverage Opportunity Grants up to 475% • Would cost taxpayers 6.4 times more at state universities
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference DIVERSE
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference DIVERSE
1835,000 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE
ONE IN FIVE undergraduates is a first generation student.
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference EFFICIENT
At Alliance At Oregon’s public institutions: institutions:
3 out of 5 students 3 out of 5 students graduate with a graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Bachelor’s degree in four years. six years.
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference EFFICIENT Our #1 priority: Students
. Undergraduate research and experiential, real-world learning
. Academic and career advising
. 12:1 student to faculty ratio
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference AFFORDABLE
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MAKING OREGON STRONGER Alliance schools contribute $3.2 billion annually to Oregon’s economy
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference MAKING OREGON STRONGER Alliance schools contribute $3.2 billion annually to Oregon’s economy
18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference Working Together to Make a Difference Q & A 18 Schools | 37,000 Students | Working Together to Make a Difference