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• High Technology Center remodel of the recently acquired building adjacent to the existing Table Rock

Campus. Project completed, September 2018.
• Health Professions Center new construction on currently owned property at Table Rock Campus.

Project substantially completed, June 2020.
• Connection to Grants Pass Municipal Water on the Redwood Campus. Project planning is underway.

• Science Building remodel of the existing Redwood Campus facility. Project is pending.

• Nursing Building expansion of the existing Redwood Campus facility. Project was reassigned to the

Science Building project. The Nursing program will move to the Health Professions Center (HPC) when

completed.
• Career and Technical Education expansion and improvements at the Redwood, Riverside and Table

Rock Campuses. The Redwood project completed, August 2019.; the Riverside and Table Rock

campuses project were reassigned to fund the HPC.

• Fire Training Classrooms construction at the Medford Fire District #3 location. Project completed,

February 2019.

Accreditation

Accreditation is a voluntary process that fosters excellence in education through regular assessment and
continuous improvement practices. Other advantages include student access to federal financial aid and College
access to state and federal grants and funding. Students graduating from the College under accreditation will

also enjoy smoother transfer experiences from the College to other colleges and universities within the state
and nationwide.

The College is a regionally accredited, comprehensive, two-year public college in southern Oregon serving both
Jackson and Josephine counties through its three campuses. The College’s accreditation status has continuously
been affirmed since receiving correspondent status in 1971. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and
Universities (NWCCU) is the regional accreditation authority operating under the U.S. Department of Education.

The new 2019 accreditation standards for NWCCU focus on Institutional Effectiveness, Student Success and

Student Learning.

NWCCU last reaffirmed the College’s accreditation status following a comprehensive evaluation in May 2020.

During this evaluation, the Evaluation Team issued three commendations:

1. The Evaluation Team commends the institution for shaping and promoting a cultural ethos that
generates a tangible sense of resiliency and tenacity on the part of faculty, staff, administrators,

trustees and students. This ethos inspires ideation, innovation, and a sense of commitment to mission

across the institutional community.

2. The Evaluation Team commends the institution for providing a broad range of services to its

community, as evidenced by its business partnerships, community collaborations, and coordinated

three geographically dispersed campuses.
support of its

3. The Evaluation Team commends the institution for establishing a budget process that is inclusive,

transparent, and results in a fiscally strong position.

Three programs at the College have achieved the standards for specialized accreditation: Nursing, Emergency

Medical Services and Massage Therapy. Specialized accrediting agencies accredit individual educational
programs such as business, law, engineering, or nursing with regard to program-specific standards. For each of
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