Welcome to Oregon Tech

Welcome to Oregon Tech! You have chosen a university that will challenge you, excite you, and provide many opportunities for you to learn, innovate and grow in a unique polytechnic university environment. Oregon Tech graduates are known for their ability to excel immediately in their careers.

The small class size and hands-on, applied approach to education at Oregon Tech is perfectly tailored to an experiential learning environment that encourages communication, collaboration, and engaging in professional practice. Oregon Tech is focused on providing high value to students, and a high return on investment to our graduates, who excel across many industries and in-demand fields. Faculty members bring their real-world problem-solving experiences into the classroom, creating numerous opportunities for Oregon Tech students to gain professional experience outside the classroom through externships, internships, field work, cooperative programs, applied research, thesis, teaching assistantships and capstone projects.

You have chosen rigor, quality, and relevance by attending Oregon Tech. You are now part of our focus on excellence, innovation, and professional preparation that has served Oregon Tech’s graduates well and has continuously increased our reputation and rankings in Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and nationally. Welcome to the Oregon Tech Family – we’re glad you’re here and we very much look forward to helping you achieve your own personal and professional success.

Mission Statement

Oregon Institute of Technology (“Oregon Tech”), Oregon’s Polytechnic University, offers innovative, professionally-focused undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of engineering, health, business, technology, and applied arts and sciences. To foster student and graduate success, the university provides a hands-on, project-based learning environment and emphasizes innovation, scholarship, and applied research. With a commitment to diversity and leadership development, Oregon Tech offers statewide educational opportunities and technical expertise to meet current and emerging needs of Oregonians as well as other national and international constituents.

Vision

Oregon Tech will be a student-centered, world-class polytechnic university that inspires students to become tomorrow’s leaders.

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes

Institutional Learning Outcomes (ISLOs), also referred to as Oregon Tech’s Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), support Oregon Tech’s institutional mission and are in alignment with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) standards.

The ESLOs reflect the common expectations about the general knowledge, skills, and abilities that all Oregon Tech graduates will acquire by graduation regardless of degree program. They define the Oregon Tech learning experience that lay the foundation upon which each major program builds. The ESLOs may be achieved in many ways depending on the unique curriculum of each degree program, supporting graduates in developing habits of mind and behaviors of professionals and lifelong learners.