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CCC 2024-25 Graduates Announced (Photo) -07/16/25

OREGON CITY - Clackamas Community College celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2025 at its commencement ceremony held on June 13 at the college’s Oregon City campus. This year, more than 1,000 students earned degrees and certificates. The youngest student was 17 and the oldest was 70.

Clackamas Community College serves more than 20,000 students annually across its three campuses, offering high-quality education and training for transfer, career advancement and lifelong learning. 

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NOTE: The linked spreadsheet contains information on this year’s graduates, including their degrees and certificates earned, as well as their city of residence.

 

CCC Environmental Learning Center Launches Wildlife Wonders Summer Series (Photo) -07/02/25

OREGON CITY – Join the Clackamas Community College Environmental Learning Center for a series of presentations that explore wetlands, wildlife, and both current and historical human-wildlife interactions provided by professionals and industry experts.

Wildlife Wonders will take place Thursdays, July 17-Aug. 28, noon-1 p.m., at the Environmental Learning Center on the Oregon City campus, 19600 Molalla Ave. A suggested donation of $10 will help cover the costs. Registration is encouraged, but guests can drop in at 11:45 a.m. to secure a spot.

July 17 | Five insects and their impacts on human history

History has been influenced many times and in many ways by insects. Retired entomologist Rob Wiedenmann tells some of the tales from the book "The Silken Thread," which he co-authored with Ray Fisher. 

July 24 | Restoring Oregon’s coastal balance: Bringing sea otters back

Join Chanel Hason, director of outreach and community relations for Elakha Alliance, for an engaging presentation about the organization’s efforts to restore sea otters to the Oregon coast. Discover how these charismatic marine mammals are vital to the health of coastal ecosystems, the history behind their disappearance and the collaborative work being done to bring them back. Learn how to support this critical conservation mission and help make a lasting impact on Oregon’s marine environment.

July 31 | New Carissa oil spill response and natural resource protection and restoration

Join Preston Sleeger, retired regional environmental officer for the U.S. Department of the Interior (Pacific Northwest Region), to learn about the response to the grounding of the New Carissa freighter and subsequent oil spill on the coast near Coos Bay in February 1999. Hear about the efforts made to protect natural resources and their eventual restoration.

Aug. 7 | Portland urban coyote project

Coyotes are intelligent and adaptive animals that have expanded their range across North America over the last 200 years. Coyotes can survive and thrive in a wide variety of habitats — including our own backyards. Join this presentation to learn how The Portland Urban Coyote Project studies human and coyote interaction in the Portland metropolitan area.

Aug. 14 | Wild mushrooms: Forage, identify and prepare

Oregon Mycological Society is an educational and scientific organization. Its mission is to study, collect and identify fungi, educate members and the public in fungi identification, and promote health and safety in the gathering and consumption of fungi. Review the basics of mushroom identification as well as foraging and cooking safety.  

Aug. 21 | The wonders of bird migration

Join Bird Alliance of Oregon biologist Candace Larson and explore the what, why, when and how of bird migration and what to do to help them on their migratory travels.

Aug. 28 | Undersea volcanoes

An underwater volcano in the Pacific Northwest is expected to erupt sometime this year for the first time in 11 years. The volcano, Axial Seamount, lies about a mile below the ocean's surface, roughly 300 miles from the coast of Astoria. Join Clackamas Community College geology instructor AK Kotash to learn more about the world of undersea volcanoes.

Register at https://bit.ly/wildlife-wonders-series. For more information, contact michelle.scholz@clackamas.edu. Learn more about programs offered at the Environmental Learning Center at www.clackamas.edu/elc

About the Environmental Learning Center

The Environmental Learning Center has a rich history as an educational resource for Clackamas Community College, regional schools, industry and the community. Located on the former site of a Smucker's processing plant, the center was created to demonstrate what people could do to reclaim industrial sites, address stormwater issues and restore wildlife habitats in urban areas. Each year thousands of people visit to explore the 5-acre site and learn about watershed health. The site serves as an important stormwater facility for the college campus and provides critical wetland habitat for resident and migratory birds, such as the great blue heron, wood duck and merganser.

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CCC Board Of Education Appoints New Member (Photo) -06/26/25

OREGON CITY – The Clackamas Community College Board of Education appointed Wilsonville resident Ryan Ingersoll to the board during its June 25 meeting. Ingersoll will represent Zone 5, West Linn and Wilsonville, filling the seat previously held by the late Sen. Aaron Woods.

Ingersoll brings a strong commitment to education and community service. He currently serves as the executive director of the nonprofit Trinity Education Foundation and is an active member of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District’s long-range planning/bond oversight committee.

“As a first-generation college student, I know the importance of higher education. I wouldn’t be where I am today without that opportunity, and I know the transformative impact it can have,” Ingersoll said. “I believe deeply in the power of higher education on individuals, families and society.”

He was born and raised in Clackamas County. After leaving Oregon for several years, he returned to the area and has lived in Wilsonville since 2018. He is a graduate of Gladstone High School and holds a bachelor’s degree in youth and family ministry from Trinity Lutheran College. He also earned a graduate certificate in Christian studies and a master’s degree in digital education leadership from Seattle Pacific University.

“We are honored to welcome Ryan to the Board of Education,” CCC Vice President of Instruction and Student Services David Plotkin said. “His dedication to education, his personal story and his commitment to Clackamas County will be an asset to our students and our college community.”

Ingersoll will hold office until June 30, 2027, and will be eligible to run to fill the remaining two years of the term in the May 2027 election.

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Attached Media Files: Ryan Ingersoll,