Southwestern Oregon Community College

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Southwestern Oregon Community College
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Umpqua Hall
Type Public community college
Established1961 [1]
Academic affiliations
 Space-grant
President Patty M. Scott [2]
Location
Coos Bay
,
Oregon
,
United States

43°23′43″N124°15′07″W / 43.3952°N 124.252°W / 43.3952; -124.252
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Website www.socc.edu
Southwestern Oregon Community College

Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) is a public community college in Coos Bay, Oregon. It is Oregon's 2nd oldest community college, founded in 1961. [1]

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History

Founded in 1961, the college originally served Coos County and western Douglas County. In 1995, Curry County joined the district. [1]

Controversy

On July 9, 2022, it was reported that SWOCC was ordered to pay $1.7 million in damages to Nicole Gililland. This came as a result of SWOCC professor Melissa Sperry arbitrarily changing Gililland’s grades, singling her out for punishment and shortening her assignment deadlines, stemming from Gililland’s past involvement in the adult industry. [3]

Court documents from Nicole Gililland’s case also revealed a pattern of toxic behavior from the Southwestern Oregon Community College faculty with some of their lecturers openly ridiculing students for their physical appearance and one student being mocked by a member of faculty for her Eastern European accent. [4]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History of Southwestern". Southwestern Oregon CC. Archived from the original on May 1, 2003.
  2. ↑ "College President". Southwestern Oregon CC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ex-adult film star wins $1.7 million after suing Oregon community college for discrimination under Title IX". Business Insider .
  4. ↑ "Jury Awards $1.7 Million to Ex-Porn Actress Who Sued Oregon Community College". Rolling Stone . July 9, 2022.

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