Universities in Bend

Central Oregon Community College
In the spring of 1962, a 140-acre tract of land on the west side of Awbrey Butte was donated for the purposes of establishing COCC's main campus. Two additional smaller purchases increased the new COCC campus to a total of 193 acres that face a spectacular view of Oregon's Cascade mountain range. Construction began in 1963, and the first three buildings – Ochoco, Modoc, and Deschutes – wer…