Blue Mountain Community College is a community college

Community college

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 located in Pendleton

Pendleton, Oregon

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, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

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, and serves Umatilla

Umatilla County, Oregon

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, Morrow

Morrow County, Oregon

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, and Baker

Baker County, Oregon

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  counties. It was established in 1962 and currently offers Associate of Arts degrees, Associate of Science degrees, Associate of Applied Science degrees, Certificates, and transfer degrees to four-year colleges.

Degree programs

Notable degree programs include
Agriculture, where you can receive;
Associate of Science (Transfer Degree)
Associate of Applied Science - Agriculture/Business
Associate of Applied Science - Agriculture Production
Associate of Applied Science - Agriculture Production/Crops
Associate of Applied Science - Agriculture Production/Livestock

Dental Assisting
where you can receive a Dental Assisting Technician Certificate

Nursing
Associate of Applied Science(A.A.S.)in Nursing

Civil Engineering

• A.A.S./Civil Engineering Technology
• A.A.S./Drafting Technology

College Prep Programs include GED, ABE and ESL courses. Also included are Language Arts 25/35 and Human Development courses.

Locations

Blue Mountain Community College's main branch is located in Pendleton Oregon, other branchs are located in Milton-Freewater

Milton-Freewater, Oregon

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, Hermiston

Hermiston, Oregon

As of the census of 2010, there were 16,745 people, 4,964 households, and 3,360 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,035.4 people per square mile . There were 5,383 housing units at an average density of 832.9 per square mile...

, Baker City

Baker City, Oregon

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, John Day

John Day, Oregon

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, Ione

Ione, Oregon

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, and Boardman

Boardman, Oregon

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Blue Mountain also offers a variety of distance education

Distance education

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programs for those students residing in outlying areas.

Eastern Oregon University also has a Distance Education Office located at the Pendleton branch of BMCC.

Athletics

Blue Mountain Community College has Athletics for both men and women. BMCC offers basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, and rodeo.

• Our men's and women's athletic teams have won many national and regional honors.
• All athletics are organized under the office of Student & Enrollment Services. BMCC is a member of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges and the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

The Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges comprises 36 colleges divided into four Regions. Blue Mountain CC is in the Eastern Region along with Big Bend CC, Columbia Basin CC, CC of Spokane, Walla Walla CC, Wenatchee Valley CC, Yakima Valley CC and Treasure Valley CC.

Blue Mountain's athletic complex was completed in 1975. Our facilities include a gymnasium, and an indoor swimming pool. We also have a weight room, racquetball courts, and a training room.

External links

• Blue Mountain Community College