Directory of Trade Schools

With businesses and for-profit schools competing on the web, it is hard to find a plain nonbiased listing of trade, industrial, and vocational schools just by googling. But you can get to some of that information in the resource called Oregon CIS. Washington County provides access to this. It contains trade schools here and in the other states too. For how CIS decides which schools to add, read on

Oregon Career Information System

SCHOOL INCLUSION POLICY

For Oregon Schools File

Approved by CIS Board

March 14, 2008

 

The criteria set out in Sections I through III of this document establish the policy guidelines for inclusion of Oregon school information in Oregon CIS.  Section IV describes how the included schools are classified.

 

I.            Approval or Regulation:  Colleges, universities, professional schools, public community colleges, private career schools, and other specialized training organizations must meet criteria in either one of the two following categories:

 

A.       Must be approved by one of the following:

 

1.      Office of Degree Authorization, Oregon Student Assistance Commission (for Oregon degree granting schools, including those authorized or exempted by legislative action)

2.      Private Career Schools, Oregon Department of Education (for Oregon schools that do not offer degrees)

3.      Washington Higher Education Coordination Board (for SW Washington schools granting four-year degrees)

4.      Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (for SW Washington schools granting two-year degrees)

5.      Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Private Vocational Schools (for SW Washington Schools that do not offer degrees)

 

B.        Organizations that offer non-degree training programs not licensed by the Private Career Schools office, must be regulated by one of the following state or federal entities:

 

1.      Federal Aviation Administration/Flight Standards Board

2.      Oregon State Board of Nursing

3.      U.S. Department of Labor and Training Administration (Job Corps)

 

II.            In Addition to Section I, Schools and Organizations Must Meet the Following Criteria:

 

A.       Private career schools must be open to the public for business for a period of nine months in Oregon (or SW Washington) prior to their inclusion in CIS.

 

B.        Schools and other training organizations must provide information, either printed or online, to the public covering tuition and material costs, fees, programs of study, degree, or certificate offered, and other pertinent information.

 

C.        Prior to inclusion in CIS, schools/training organizations must provide Oregon CIS with current data via phone, fax, mail, or email.

 

D.       Schools/training organizations that are unaccredited or exempted by legislative action must respond to requests for updates in within a specified and reasonable time frame.  Failure to update will result in removal and exclusion from CIS.

 

III.            Schools and Training Organizations Excluded from CIS

 

A.       Schools and other organizations that offer education and training that is not open to the public (such as schools or organization that offer exclusive training to corporate employees or to their own employees, or those that are exclusive to individuals that agree to employment) will not be included in CIS.

 

B.        Schools that are approved by the Office of Degree Authorization (or Washington equivalent) that do not have a physical presence in Oregon (or SW Washington), will not be included in Oregon Schools.

 

C.        Schools or training organizations that do not meet criteria specified in section I and II.

 

IV.            Classification System:  Schools/training organizations are classified as follows:

 

A.       Colleges and Universities:

Colleges, universities, and professional schools (including theological seminaries) furnishing academic courses and granting academic degrees (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, other advanced or professional degree), authorized to grant degrees by the Office of Degree Authorization, Oregon Student Assistance Commission, including Oregon public colleges and universities authorized by legislative action.  The requirement for admission is at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training. 

 

B.        Community Colleges

Publicly funded two-year colleges offering professional-technical programs and granting associate degrees.  These colleges also offer coursework for students interested in transferring to four-year schools and courses for high school completion and GED.  In addition, community colleges offer credit and non-credit courses for professional or personal growth.

 

C.        Specialized Colleges:

Schools specializing in particular techniques, such as medical assisting.  These schools offer occupational training mixed with general education classes.  Generally, there is less general education and theory than in junior, community, or liberal arts colleges.  Specialized colleges offer associate degrees that may transfer to a four-year university and may offer bachelor’s or master’s level programs.

 

D.       Beauty and Barber Schools: 

Licensed private career schools engaged in furnishing beauty, hairdressing, and barbering training.

 

E.        Business, Insurance, and Real Estate Schools:

Licensed private career schools that teach business skills, word processing, and office support skills or provide pre-license training for occupations in real estate and insurance.

 

F.         Other Private Career Schools:

Other licensed private career schools that provide short-term occupational training not elsewhere classified.

 

G.       Other Training:

Specialized training organizations regulated by entities such as the Federal Aviation Administration, the Oregon State Board of Nursing, or the U.S. Department of Labor and Training Administration.