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Featured Resources

• Meet the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a Brief Overview of our Agency and Goals (2-Page Handout)
• What you Need to Know about Oregon's Educational Attainment Goals (2-Page Handout)
• What you Need to Know about the HECC​ (2-Page Handout)
• 2019 College Opportunity Grant Tax Credit Auction​
• HECC Featured Accomplishments 2017-2019​

Recent Press Releases and announcements

Press Release Title    Display Date    EVENT NOTICE: College Opportunity Grant Tax Credit Auction on December 2-6 to Benefit Need-Based Financial Aid November 20, 2019 Applications Now Open for Grants and Scholarships at OregonStudentAid.gov November 12, 2019 First-ever 10-Year Strategic Capital Development Plan for Public Universities Prioritizes Student-centered Modernization and Repa October 10, 2019 Manage Subscriptions /_layouts/images/ReportServer/Manage_Subscription.gif /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/ManageSubscriptions.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x80 0x0 FileType rdl 350 Manage Data Sources /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DataSourceList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x20 FileType rdl 351 Manage Shared Datasets /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DatasetList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x20 FileType rdl 352 Manage Parameters /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/ParameterList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rdl 353 Manage Processing Options /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/ReportExecution.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rdl 354 Manage Cache Refresh Plans /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/CacheRefreshPlanList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rdl 355 View Report History /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/ReportHistory.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x40 FileType rdl 356 View Dependent Items /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DependentItems.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rsds 350 Edit Data Source Definition /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/SharedDataSource.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rsds 351 View Dependent Items /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DependentItems.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType smdl 350 Manage Clickthrough Reports /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/ModelClickThrough.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType smdl 352 Manage Model Item Security /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/ModelItemSecurity.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x2000000 FileType smdl 353 Regenerate Model /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/GenerateModel.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType smdl 354 Manage Data Sources /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DataSourceList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x20 FileType smdl 351 Load in Report Builder /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/RSAction.aspx?RSAction=ReportBuilderModelContext&list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x2 FileType smdl 250 Edit in Report Builder /_layouts/images/ReportServer/EditReport.gif /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/RSAction.aspx?RSAction=ReportBuilderReportContext&list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rdl 250 Edit in Report Builder /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/RSAction.aspx?RSAction=ReportBuilderDatasetContext&list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rsd 250 Manage Caching Options /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DatasetCachingOptions.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rsd 350 Manage Cache Refresh Plans /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/CacheRefreshPlanList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}&IsDataset=true 0x0 0x4 FileType rsd 351 Manage Data Sources /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DataSourceList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x20 FileType rsd 352 View Dependent Items /highered/about/_layouts/ReportServer/DependentItems.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId} 0x0 0x4 FileType rsd 353 Compliance Details javascript:commonShowModalDialog('{SiteUrl}/_layouts/itemexpiration.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}', 'center:1;dialogHeight:500px;dialogWidth:500px;resizable:yes;status:no;location:no;menubar:no;help:no', function GotoPageAfterClose(pageid){if(pageid == 'hold') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+'/_layouts/hold.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); 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Recent HECC Collaborations e-newsletters

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