Universities in Portland

Concordia University
Concordia is a private, Lutheran liberal arts university in Portland, Oregon that welcomes students of any faith. Committed to the dual purpose of preparing students for life and for a living, Concordia provides a challenging, yet supportive, learning environment where spirited intellectual inquiry strengthens our students’ commitment to justice, compassion and moral integrity. They have nurtured these ideas and pursued this mission for over 100 years, yet they feel like they have just begun. Perhaps that’s because their students call them to make a fresh start each day. It is their questions, their needs, and their desire to transform themselves and their world that pushes them to the edge of their pedagogical seats. They wouldn’t have it any other way because teaching is their ministry. They hope someday you will join them. Concordia is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

Lewis & Clark College
On 137 deeply wooded acres in Portland's southwest hills, the next generation of global thinkers and leaders gathers to discard conventional thinking, civic complacency, and outmoded preconceptions. They gather to explore new ways of knowing through classic liberal learning and innovative collaboration.

National College of Naturopathic Medicine
NCNM offers two graduate professional degrees in accredited and recognized programs that prepare you for licensed practice in many states and provinces: Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, a four-year program of clinical sciences and holistic methods of healing and disease prevention, instilled with the ancient principle of the healing power of nature. Master of Science in Oriental Medicine, a four-year program that delves deeply into thousands of years of classical Chinese methods of diagnostics and healing, using herbs, acupuncture, bodywork and therapeutic exercise.

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to advancing health care and the art of healing. Founded in 1983 in Portland, Oregon, we were one of the first Oriental medicine colleges in the United States to provide master’s-level instruction. In 2005, we became the first college in the nation to graduate doctors of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. The college was recently voted the #1 acupuncture school in the country by tcmstudent.com. We currently have 228 students enrolled in our master’s program and 39 students in doctoral program. More than 750 of our graduates are practicing around the world in 37 U.S. states, Canada, Korea, Israel, and The Netherlands. Our interns and supervisors provide more than 21,000 patient visits annually at our on-campus Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic and more than 7,000 annual patient visits at our eight external clinics and community health internship sites. Our faculty and staff are engaged in research to expand the modern-day applications of Oriental medicine. We have received numerous research grants and were the first acupuncture college in the country to be awarded a grant from the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. To learn more about what makes Oregon College of Oriental Medicine unique, read our Facts of Distinction and the meaning behind our logo. We are committed to excellence, leadership, healing, innovation, community and service and invite all who share these values to join us as we work to transform health care.

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pacific Northwest College of Art offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design, illustration, intermedia, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. A PNCA education prepares students for sustained creative achievement in the fine and design arts and throughout their lives. It strengthens their ability to interpret the conditions and events shaping the world and prepares them to engage that world and its cultures with understanding, enthusiasm, and integrity.