Letter from the President

I am pleased to report that Cascadia Community College has been granted accreditation, a critical milestone in the short history of this new and growing college. Initial accreditation, granted in July 2007, is the ultimate recognition that our educational efforts meet the high standards maintained by our peers at the regional accreditation commission.

We are equally excited that our students, in a national survey, rated Cascadia exceptional in its devotion to active and collaborative learning and to the quality of the interactions with faculty.

At Cascadia, we are proud to be a part of this growing and vibrant community. Before the end of the 2007-08 school year, we plan to begin construction of the Center for Global Learning and the Arts, consisting of classrooms, offices, language labs and a small theater/classroom. The new facility will help us serve more students and offer a greater variety of programs.

Students inspire all our efforts here. I invite you to come see for yourself that you have an exceptional resource for continuing your education. Whatever your current educational level or goal, we will do all we can to support your efforts to learn new skills to help in your job, earn credits for a transfer degree, improve your English skills, achieve personal growth, or get a GED.

Please accept my warmest encouragement for you to visit our campus. Cascadia Community College will help you start or sustain your unique pathway in life.

Sincerely,
Dr. Bill Christopher, President, Cascadia Community College