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Independent nonprofit colleges describe economic contribution, student financial aid and reliance on state opportunity grants

2149431 · January 23, 2025
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The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities told the House committee that 11 independent nonprofit institutions serve about 23,000 students, provide substantial institutional grant aid and contribute billions annually to Oregon’s economy; the alliance thanked the legislature for a 2023 increase in the Oregon Opportunity Grant.

Robin Holmes Sullivan, president of Lewis & Clark College and a representative of the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities, told the House Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development that the state’s independent nonprofit institutions enroll about 23,000 students and provide substantial institutional grant aid.

“We are honored to speak with you today on behalf of Oregon's independent nonprofit higher…

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