Public Postsecondary Education in Oregon

Date Study Completed

1985 January

Name of Submitting League

LWV of Oregon

Title of Study

PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN OREGON

Summary of Study

Widespread concern about the perceived decline in quality of Oregon's higher education institutions prompted the League of Women Voters of Oregon to adopt in 1983 a study of public postsecondary education in Oregon. Although some 25 independent institutions certainly contribute to higher education in the state, the scope of this study is limited to public colleges, universities, and community colleges. This report will focus on the following subjects:

1. Governance-the current system and alternatives;

2. Funding-major revenue sources and expenditures for community colleges and for four-year colleges and universities;

3. Roles-the specific missions and philosophical purposes of the educational components as well as of higher education as a whole, the interrelationship of roles with governance and funding.

League or Contact Email Address

webadmin@lwvroguevalley.org