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Physical Offices Temporarily Closed - effective March 25, 2020​

In order to help contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Higher Education Coordinating Commission has closed its offices to the general public and staff will be following the social distancing measures outlined in Governor Brown’s Executive Order No. 20-12, Stay Home, Save Lives.  However, the agency is continuing our work and services, and staff are available to the public by phone and email. Please be advised that it may take longer than usual to receive a response.

How can we help you?

Contacts on frequently requested information is noted below. For further information, including individual emails, phone numbers, and office addresses, see our full Agency Staff Directory.​​


General inquiries

info.HECC@state.or.us

503-378-5690

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General inquiries regarding financial aid, Office of Student Access and Completion

​Office of Student Access and Completion: 
www.oregonstudentaid.gov
(541) 687-7400 - Eugene/Springfield area
(800) 452-8807 - Toll-free
http://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/contact.aspx​ 
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General Inquiries regarding Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development

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General inquiries related to private postsecondary education

​General inquiries: 503-947-5716, info.pps@state.or.us​

Licensing regulations for private colleges, universities and career schools: Rebecca Fuller, (503) 947-5751, Rebecca.fuller@state.or.us​
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Employment opportunities with the HECC
See the Employment Opportunities page.​​​​​​​​​
Media inquiries

Endi Hartigan, Communications Director

Endi.Hartigan@state.or.us

503-378-6769 (office), or 971-701-4032 (cell)​​

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Public records requests

Learn about the process and find the form for a public records request here.​

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Public meeting notices, announcements, and newsletters

HECC General Mailing List, for Public Meeting Notices and HECC Collaborations Newsletter

HECC News Clips Mailing List

Other HECC Newsletters and Mailing Lists​
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Public meeting materials and logistics

Current Meeting Schedule​​

Questions: ​info.HECC@state.or.us

Public comment to the Commission
Public comment guidelines here​​​​​​​
File a complaint
Go to our student complaints web page here.​​

This page explains the student complaint process related to a community college, private career school, public university, financial aid program, or private college, university or online degree program.

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Apply for grants and scholarships

General Inquiries: (541) 687-7395, awardinfo@osac.state.or.us

Scholarship Application Assistance

Information about Oregon Opportunity Grant

Susan Degen, (541) 687-7451,  susan.r.degen@state.or.us

Information about Oregon Promise Grant

General Inquiries: info@oregonpromise.org​

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Find information about the Oregon Promise

General Inquiries: info@oregonpromise.org

Updates on Oregon Promise status

Receive email on the latest news for Oregon Promis

Subscribe here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oregonpromise​

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Support for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Apply for FAFSA

FAFSA Assistance Hotline

1-800-4FED-AID

Apply to be a FAFSA Plus + School Site

FAFSAplus@osac.state.or.us​

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Find information about the ASPIRE (educational outreach) program

Apply to be an ASPIRE site

contactus@aspireoregon.org

General Inquiries

Gary C. Campbell, 541-687-7414, gary.c.campbell@state.or.us 

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Transcripts from closed schools
Call 503-947-5716 or email info.PPS@state.or.us    ​​
Authorization for a school to provide GI Bill benefits
As of October 1, 2018, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission is no longer Oregon’s State Approving Agency (SAA) for veterans education and training. For more information, please contact Katherine Nicholson, the VA Education Liaison Representative (ELR) at 503-412-4669 or ELR.VBAPORT@va.gov.
Accreditation status of postsecondary institutions
​Contact: U.S. Department of Education​​
Earning a General Education Credential in Oregon

Kasena Dailey kasena.dailey@state.or.us  

Records Request

Test Centers

GED Accommodations

Oregon GED® Program information​​

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Find local WorkSource center locations
WorkSource Centers​​​​​
WARN information (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification)

WARN Overview, main web page

WARN Notices​

For more WARN information or to request your email address be added to our WARN Notice Distribution e-mail list

Email Oregon Dislocated Worker Unit:​ CCWD_DWOREGON@oregon.gov​​

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Information for Dislocated Workers

Dislocated Worker Program, main web pag​e

For Workers Facing a Layoff

Email Oregon Dislocated Worker Unit: DWOregon@oregon.gov​

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Information for Employers Considering a layoff

Dislocated Worker Program, main web page

For Employers Considering a Layoff

Email Oregon Dislocated Worker Unit: DWOregon@oregon.gov

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Information for Employers Before Actually Deciding on Closure or Move

Dislocated Worker Program, main web page

For Employers Before Actually Deciding on Closure or Move

Email Oregon Dislocated Worker Unit: CCWD_DWOREGON@oregon.gov

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Find research and data on public higher education

​See all Research and Data resources.​
See our Public Higher Education Student Data section
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Open Educational Resources
Passage of HB2871 in 2015 provided legislative investment in the area of textbook affordability for Oregon’s public institutions of higher education, with a specific focus on open educational resources (OER). 
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High School Course Approval

​Sean Pollack, (503) 947-5925, sean.pollack@state.or.us

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