Multnomah College

Multnomah College
Active	1897–1969
Type	Private
Religious affiliation	YMCA
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States 45°31′05″N 122°40′57″W / 45.51806°N 122.6825°W / 45.51806; -122.6825Coordinates: 45°31′05″N 122°40′57″W / 45.51806°N 122.6825°W / 45.51806; -122.6825
Fate	Absorbed into the University of Portland

Not to be confused with Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary.

Multnomah College, originally established in 1897 as the Educational Department of the YMCA in downtown Portland, Oregon,^[1] was the oldest fully accredited two-year college in the U.S. Pacific Northwest at the time it was absorbed by the University of Portland (UP) in 1969. In April of that year, it had an enrollment of 750 full-time students, including 140 from countries outside the United States, taught by a faculty of 50, and occupied five buildings including the modern-day Multnomah Building.^{[2] [3]} The college was noted for its engineering program, prompting the university to rename its own the "Multnomah School of Engineering" as part of plan, which UP president Paul E. Waldschmidt described as a merger of "boards and resources, not of faculty and students.^[4] Multnomah's president, John S. Griffith, became a University of Portland senior vice president under that plan. He remarked to the press that college's mission had been fulfilled "by the development of the community college system throughout the state." ^[2]

References

1. ^ "School for Men to Open Soon". The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing): p. 33. September 9, 1909. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "School Merger Set". Union-Bulletin. Associated Press (Walla Walla, Washington: Union-Bulletin): p. A12. April 11, 1969. 
3. ^ "Portland U in College Merger". Fresno Bee. United Press International (UPI): p. A6. April 13, 1969. 
4. ^ "University to Expand". Tri-City Herald. Associated Press (AP) (Pasco, Washington: Scott Publishing): p. 6. April 11, 1969. 

External links

• Historic photos
  • Three 1910 Multnomah v. University of Oregon football photos on University of Oregon Library website