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Tuition will likely go up next school year at Clackamas Community College from $84 to $87 per credit hour. âRight now we are looking at a $3 per credit hour increase,â said CCC Board of Education chairperson, Greg Chaimov, who represents zone 1 encompassing the Milwaukie area. âWe donât like raising tuition.â State appropriations for community colleges are projected…
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A student was mugged on campus shortly after 12:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, according to Clackamas Community College Dean of Campus Services Bob Cochran. Reportedly, a male student arrived to work-out on the track and he was approached by four males, who demanded his wallet. When the student refused to relinquish his wallet, he was assaulted. Reportedly, there was no money in the…
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Clackamas County voters passed a $90 million bond measure to maintain, update and build onto the Clackamas Community Collegeâs presence in the community. âIf I were texting, I would âOMG,ââ said Joanne Truesdell, the college president. Founded in 1966, the collegeâs many facilities are out of date, run down and costing more money than they need to due to inefficiencies. The bond…
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On Sept. 22, two student groups, Scholarism and the Hong Kong Federation of Students, started protesting against Chinaâs decision to not allow universal suffrage within Hong Kong, according to The Guardian newspaper. Universal Suffrage is the publicâs right to vote in an unrestricted way during elections. China is looking to screen candidates for the chief…
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The Print asked the question âwhat would happen if the $90 million bond measure were to fail?â âThere will be cutbacks if the bond doesnât pass,â said Bob Cochran, dean of campus services at Clackamas Community College. The college would also lose out on addressing a roughly $80 million deferred maintenance backlog of campus facilities…
