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Find your path—see our new programs:
Nursing, Certified Medical Assistant, Exercise Science, Phlebotomy, Mechatronics, Artificial Intelligence, Water Quality, Accounting, & Viticulture
What program are you most interested in? Scholarship opportunities can cover many of our academic programs.
Get ready for your future at UCC with our getting started checklist
Summer Days at UCC
Just for High School Students
Choose your week to explore a career: Business, Art, Healthcare, Animal Science, Trades, Public Safety & Law
The Art Gallery: “High Desert to High Tide” by Bets Cole
Apr. 1 – May 1 • Mon. – Fri.
10 am – 4 pm
Public reception and artist talk: Apr. 10 • 1 pm – 2 pm
Whipple Fine Arts Center
A Crooked Hand: A film-noir era detective comedy featuring the Umpqua Singers
May 29 • 7:00 pm
May 30 • 7:00 pm
May 31 • 7:00 pm
June 1 • 3:00 & 7:00 pm
June 2 • 3:00 & 7:00 pm
Whipple Fine Arts Center
UCC to Host Grand Opening Event for Remodeled Truck Driving School
Umpqua Community College has completed an extensive remodel of its Truck Driving School. The reimagined facility enhances the educational experience for aspiring commercial drivers needed to fill local jobs and provides a center for continued growth of the program.
Over 220 Students Discover Future Opportunities at UCC Healthcare Career Day
Highschool students from across Douglas County gathered for a full day of sampling a variety of careers in healthcare, in Jacoby Auditorium, Health Nursing and Science Center (HNSC), and the Tech Center, EMS program area.
A new program stemming from a partnership between Umpqua Community College and Aviva Health – with funding from a $1,007,226 grant from the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) – will empower students interested in health care careers while addressing the need for local health care workers.
“UCC is great because they have extremely small classes led by very passionate instructors. And there are students who all work together with a common goal.”
— Levi Palmer, UCC Engineering student
“When I first came to UCC I was interested in being an attorney but being part of the mission in the National Guard, I felt like I finally had an opportunity where I could help people.”
— Danielle Hubbard, UCC Nursing student
Celebrating UCC’s 60th Anniversary
Join us throughout 2024 as we celebrate UCC and 60 years of transforming lives. Watch our history in video, visit the official archive, and share your historic photo.