Linn-Benton Community College

Since it began in 1998, Linn-Benton Community Collegee and Oregon State University’s ground-breaking Degree Partnership Program had a key idea in mind: foster student success and help them complete their educational goals. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of that historic partnership. LBCC President Greg Hamann and OSU President Edward Ray marked the occasion by reaffirming the institution’s commitment to DPP at a signing ceremony held May 4. The first of its kind in the state, the innovative partnership began in 1998 as the LBCC/OSU Dual Admissions and Enrollment Agreement. It was implemented in fall term of that year for undergraduates in agricultural science, business and engineering, and soon expanded to include all majors. DPP soon became a model program for community colleges and universities throughout Oregon. To date, approximately 19,000 students have benefited from the partnership. Through a single application process, DPP students have access to resource...

Linn-Benton Community College Board of Education conferred an honorary degree to former Oregon State University administrator Bob Bontrager, Ph.D., to recognize his leadership in developing the LBCC and OSU degree partnership program. Established in 1998, the LBCC-OSU partnership is, by far, the largest partnership program in Oregon. At any given time, more than 2,000 students are jointly enrolled in LBCC and OSU, allowing for a broader range of class choices and services, and the opportunity to make education more affordable. Bontrager, of Corvallis, served as OSU’s director of Admission and Orientation, and as assistant provost for Enrollment Management from 1996 to 2005. After establishing the LBCC-OSU partnership, he went on to develop partnership programs between OSU and the rest of Oregon’s community colleges. “Bob inspired his colleagues at OSU and LBCC to see new ways of working together that removed barriers and built clear pathways to student success and completion,” said LBC...

Information sessions on the LBCC and OSU Degree Partnership Program will be held April 15 and 24 at Linn-Benton Community College, 6500 Pacific Bvld. SW, Albany. Learn about this partnership program that allows students to access classes and services at both LBCC and OSU. Financial aid information will be available. Session one is Tuesday, April 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the LBCC Fireside Room, 2nd Floor Calapooia Center. Session two is Thursday, April 24 at noon in the Vineyard Mt. Room, 2nd Floor Calapooia Center. Sessions are free and open to the public. No registration required. For more information, contact LBCC Admissions at 541-917-4811. 

Information sessions for the LBCC and OSU Degree Partnership Program will be held through Linn-Benton Community College Jan. 16, 23 and 29. Thursday, Jan. 16 session will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room, 2 nd Floor Calapooia Center building, Albany campus. Session two is Thursday, Jan. 23 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Vineyard Mt. Room, 2 nd Floor Calapooia Center, Albany campus, and session three is Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the LBCC Benton Center student lounge, 757 Polk Ave., Corvallis. All sessions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact LBCC Admissions at 541-917-4811.