Future Students

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At OSU-Cascades, small class sizes means you'll get the benefit of personal connections with faculty and classmates, as well as the opportunity to receive an affordable and high-quality education. Best of all, you'll have access to the thriving Bend community and Central Oregon's vast wilderness as you get your degree.

First-Year Students

First-Year Students

Learn more about what OSU-Cascades offers you - from small class sizes, to the opportunity to put your learning to work in your community and in the natural laboratory around Bend.


Transfer Students

Transfer Students

Multiple financial aid packages are available to you, and flexible schedules mean you can keep working while getting your degree.


COCC Students

Central Oregon Community College Students

Our Success by Degrees (2+2) program means you can earn an affordable four-year degree from OSU in Central Oregon.


PostBacc Students

PostBacc Students

Have a Bachelor's degree, but want an additional undergraduate degree, minor or certificate? OSU-Cascades has options for you.


Grad Students

Graduate Students

You can earn a Counseling or MAT degree and stay in Central Oregon. Our programs give you a flexible timeline as well as real-world experience.


Instructor

Non-Degree Students

OSU-Cascades offers our non-degree seeking students many options to continue their education. Make sure your non-degree studies will help you meet your educational goals.

 


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By the Numbers

935

enrolled students, including 764 upper division and graduate students, and 171 attending classes at COCC

274

students engaged in internships, practicums and study abroad programs with businesses, organizations and agencies in Central Oregon and around the world in 2011

15

students on average in upper-division courses

50%

of graduates are first in their family to attend college (2010)

81%

of students are from Central Oregon. 14% are from other Oregon communities. 5% are from out of state

45%

of students transfer from COCC

50%

of students plan to live and work in Central Oregon after graduating (2010)

1,700

degrees awarded since founding in 2001

$1.7m

awarded in scholarships since 2001 through the OSU Foundation

1,200

community members attended lectures in Central Oregon presented by OSU faculty researchers from Bend and Corvallis