Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission

Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Agency overview
Formed2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Preceding agencies
TypeEducational Policy
Headquarters3225 25th Street SE, 3rd Floor
Salem, OR 97302
44°56′22″N 123°01′44″W / 44.9394°N 123.0290°W / 44.9394; -123.0290
Agency executive
  • Ben Cannon
Websitewww.oregon.gov/highered
Map of Oregon with pin icon indicating the location of the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Map of Oregon with pin icon indicating the location of the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
OHECC Main Office
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Headquarters location in Oregon

The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission is a volunteer state board established in 2011 in the U.S. state of Oregon, with responsibilities for advising the governor, the legislature and the Chief Education Office on statewide postsecondary education policies and funding.[1] The fifteen-member commission has authorities for "development of biennial budget recommendations for public postsecondary education in Oregon, making funding allocations to Oregon's public community colleges and public universities, approving new academic programs for the public institutions, allocating Oregon Opportunity Grants (state need-based student aid), authorizing degrees that are proposed by private and out-of-state (distance) providers, licensing private career and trade schools, overseeing programs for veterans, and additional legislative directives".[1]

  1. ^ a b "Higher Education Coordinating Commission". State of Oregon. Retrieved November 9, 2015.