“No matter what happens in my life I know who to go to or they know who to send me to. I feel like I’m home.”
— Hannah Henriquez, EMS student & wildland firefighter
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Umpqua Community College is the regional center for higher education in Douglas County, Oregon, proudly offering an ever-expanding array of in-demand college degree, workforce development, and community learning programs.
“No matter what happens in my life I know who to go to or they know who to send me to. I feel like I’m home.”
— Hannah Henriquez, EMS student & wildland firefighter

From uncertain to unstoppable – this is how Sydney Miele built her legal career with UCC . . .
When Sydney Miele entered the Paralegal program at UCC, she didn’t know which direction she wanted to take. “Going into the program, I wasn’t completely set on what I wanted to do exactly in the legal field. I was leaning toward being a paralegal or maybe even like a law clerk… maybe doing a couple years of law school.”

When you’re a patient in the hospital, there are days when your strength fades and it feels easier to give up. Often, it’s a nurse who helps you find hope again. The Newell and Robbins family knows this experience well. All four siblings spent extended time in hospitals and saw firsthand the difference a compassionate nurse can make. “We had a front-row seat to the impact of good nursing.

When Gabriella Spencer moved to Roseburg, she never dreamed she would have her GED, let alone be in a two-year welding program. “I left a bad situation in Ohio, and I came here with nothing. I was in a homeless shelter with my son, who was just entering first grade. He was still in that place where he didn’t want to go to school. He wanted to stay at home with mommy all day and play, and I’m trying to explain the importance of education. While I’m doing this, I’m thinking, I’ve never even gotten my GED.”