The upper level of Grandview Hall, part of the original campus built in 1967, is getting the renovation it needs, according to Rick Hayes, Central Oregon Community College’s Construction Office project manager. The renovation, issued to Sunwest Builders for $693,173, is part of a project aimed at using available space on campus to unite departments, [...] [...more]
High school students might not be prepared to earn higher than a C when they get to college. The high school benchmark for measuring college success predicts that students would have a 75 percent chance of earning a C in a college-level class, according to Sean Corrigan, Mountain View High School assistant principal. The benchmark [...] [...more]
Diabetics on campus will soon have a safe place to discard needles. A proposal to install biohazard “sharps containers” in campus restrooms was recently passed by the Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College. The initial cost of the project is estimated at $2,200, according to Alexandra Bresler, ASCOCC events and activities director. Bresler proposed [...] [...more]
Health insurance is about to change in the U.S. The Affordable Health Care Act known as “Obamacare” goes into effect January 2014.This act, passed on March 21, 2010, will bring many changes to all health coverage for all ages, according to Rod Hanson, assistant professor of political science at Central Oregon Community College. “This is [...] [...more]
Students are finding a fast track to the workforce without a four-year degree. At Central Oregon Community College, students are earning technical certificates and two-year degrees that can place them into a growing job market, according to Chris Redgrave, director of manufacturing at COCC. “In general the number of future jobs that do not require [...] [...more]
Eric Spieth was hired to build a world-class business program from scratch in 2011. Today, that program is XCEED, a 15-week course Spieth teaches at Central Oregon Community College. “We wanted to create a course that would really serve both our students and the community at large,” Spieth said. “Having those two groups interfacing is [...] [...more]
The 2012-2013 student council has $525,000 to allocate for next year’s budget, Taran Underdal, Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College advisor, stated at the council meeting on May 1. “You have more student fees to allocate than you ever have before,” Underdal explained to council members. Megan Cole, the director of fiscal operations for [...] [...more]
The campus will soon offer an area of quiet reflection and remembrance. A memorial for members of the Central Oregon Community College community will be set up by summer 2013, according to Chris Rubio, an assistant professor of English at COCC. “[The memorial] will add to the campus a place people can go to be [...] [...more]
Branch campuses are often not included in on-campus events, according to Eliot Collins, director of student affairs at Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College. Collins believes the reason branch campuses have not been involved in the past is due to the small student representation. “Unfortunately the nature of the beast has been to focus [...] [...more]
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