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The Oregon Institute of Technology gets the highest grade for career preparation among Western schools in the WSJ/THE College Rankings

In the months following the state's deadliest mass shooting in modern times, Oregon Institute of Technology President Chris Maples quietly set up a new scholarship program. Starting this fall, OIT will waive tuition for any Umpqua Community College student who was in one of four classes in Snyder Hall on Oct. 1 when a gunman killed 10 people, including himself, and wounded 8 others.

Review for approval of the BS in Mechanical Engineering degree at a new location in Wilsonville; and review for approval of a capital budget for the soccer field rehabilitation project at Oregon Tech’s Klamath Falls campus

The following students have been named to the 2015 Spring Term President's and Dean's list at Oregon Institute of Technology

Portland General Electric’s corporate foundation recently awarded a $17,500 grant to the Oregon Tech Foundation in support of South Metro-Salem STEM Hub (SMSP) STEM Explorations for Teachers

Dustin Henderson, a student at Oregon Tech, received the organizations highest award.

Oregon Institute of Technology earned the # 8 spot among baccalaureate colleges in the western region in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report 2012 edition of “Best Colleges” by U.S. News Media Group.

"Think outside the barrel" is kinda our mantra here.

OIT makes the top ten list...find out more

Oregon Best e-News Update May Issue reports on OIT's new geothermal heat plant, a federal grant for the Renewable Energy Engineering program, and OIT's high ranking for Green College Programs.