All This and Smart Too!
We are proud that educational excellence is available at all levels in our community.
Three area school districts offer both traditional and non-traditional public education
options at the primary and secondary levels including three foreign language immersion
schools and two international high schools.
Eugene School District
Bethel School District
Springfield
School District
National Center for Education Statistics
Private schools include numerous elementary schools and high schools, including
various denominational and special education centers for all students--gifted, as
well as physically and mentally challenged.
Find out more about local private schools.
The University of Oregon
with a student population of over 21,000, is a world-class teaching and research
university. The UO offers a broad spectrum of opportunities for learning in the
liberal arts and professional programs in architecture, arts, business, education,
journalism, law, and music and dance. In the classrooms and laboratories, students
are inspired by a faculty of prominent scholars and work side by side with eminent
researchers involved in breakthrough discoveries. The UO is a member of the Association
of American Universities, one of only two such universities in the greater Northwest.
Lane Community College (LCC),
a public, two-year institution, enrolls nearly 40,000 students each academic year.
LCC offers excellent preparation for four-year colleges and, since 1985, has been
continually ranked among the top five community colleges in the nation. LCC offers
also offers comprehensive job training, retraining and skill updates. Other instructional
programs include professional technical degree and certificate programs, high school
diploma and GED programs, continuing education noncredit courses and transfer credit
program.
Northwest Christian
University (NCU) is an accredited school offering four-year bachelor’s degrees.
The most popular areas of study include: Teacher Education (K-12); Business Administration;
Psychology; Exercise Science and Music Industry. NCU has been ranked among the top
comprehensive colleges in the West by U.S. News and World Report.
Eugene Bible College offers
bachelor’s degrees in Christian Counseling, Pastoral Studies, Biblical Studies,
Worship Arts, Christian Education and Youth Ministries, among others. The school
was founded in 1925 and graduates serve in a variety of ministry capacities throughout
the world.
Other higher education institutions include
Pioneer
Pacific College, a highly focused private career college offering diploma, associate's,
and bachelor's degree programs that include Business, Criminal Justice, Healthcare,
Information Technology, Legal and Culinary Arts.
Linfield
College has a center for adult degree completion programs. Students attend classes
at Lane Community College.
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