This is a completed, archived project for OCCRL.
For current and future Credit When It's Due (CWID) information, please see the CWID initiative site on the University of Washington's Community College Research Initiatives website.
Oregon
Oregon includes seven public universities governed by the Oregon University System (OUS) and 17 community colleges that are coordinated by the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD). Legislation passed in 2011 (before the CWID grant) provides a policy framework for reverse transfer, requiring a reverse transfer process be developed. All seven universities are participating in CWID and 10 of the 17 community colleges are participating. Oregon branded this Lumina-funded grant work the Project Oregon Reverse Transfer (PORT).
State Funder
Lumina Foundation
Oregon Profile
In March of 2014, OCCRL published an initial profile of each CWID state. The 2014 Oregon Profile includes descriptions of a) the state implementation context, b) key implementation strategies, c) reverse transfer process, d) implementation successes and challenges, e) implementation successes and challenges, f) institutions participating in Credit When It’s Due, and g) state contact information.
In May of 2015, OCCRL published a second profile of each CWID state. The 2015 Oregon Profile provides expands on and updates the areas covered in the 2014 profile with additional information on the sustainability of Oregon’s reverse transfer system. A total of 300 credentials were awarded as of May 2015. Key implementation strategies outlined in the profiles are below, please see the profiles for further description.
Key Implementation Strategies:
- regional implementation
- marketing and communications
- state coordination
Institutions Participating in Credit When It's Due:
- Blue Mountain Community College
- Chemeketa Community College
- Eastern Oregon University
- Klamath Community College
- Lane Community College
- Linn Benton Community College
- Mt. Hood Community College
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Oregon State University
- Portland Community College
- Portland State University
- Rogue Community College
- Southern Oregon University
- Tillamook Bay Community College
- Treasure Valley Community College
- University of Oregon
- Western Oregon University
Oregon Resources
Many of the CWID state partners have shared resources they have developed in the course of implementing reverse transfer in their state. The resources that have been shared by Oregon are listed below.
- Degree Within Reach Overview
- Degree Within Reach Business Process
- Blue Mountain Community College Reverse Transfer Brochure
- Oregon State University Degree Partnership Program Facebook Page
- Oregon University System 2013 Legislative Issue Brief – Reverse Transfer Degree
- Oregon University System Poster Cover Letter
- Oregon University System Reverse Transfer Brochure
- Oregon University System Reverse Transfer Style Guide
- Oregon University System Reverse Transfer Sample Email or Tweet Text
- Portland Community College Requirement Completion Letter
- Reverse Transfer Degree Pilot Program Memorandum of Understanding – Oregon State University and Linn-Benton Community College