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Workforce grants expand capacity of college maritime welding program and sea urchin harvesting startup

October 8, 2024

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews During his 28 years in the U. S. Coast Guard Len Tumbarello learned a thing or two about running a tight ship. Now, in his latest stint as the first maritime program coordinator for a state workforce development agency, he’s off to a fast start in awarding grants to help build long-term, maritime-related jobs across five

Oregon Coast CC hires Chemeketa administrator to become its fifth president in 37-year history

October 1, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Marshall Roache has been a college wrestler and coach, retail store manager, police officer and community college administrator. Now he’s becoming a community college president. Roache, 49, was named the fifth president in the 37-year history of Oregon Coast Community College during a special board meeting Monday night. He will start work at the college Nov.

Two Oregon Coast CC president candidates begin interview process Monday

August 18, 2024

Two finalists to become the third president of Oregon Coast Community College will go through a two-day interview process with the college board, staff and faculty, managers and college partners Monday and Tuesday. A third finalist, Joel Keebler, dean of science at American River College in Sacramento, withdrew his candidacy Friday. The remaining two finalists are: Brian Kelly, president of

Oregon Coast CC board names three finalists to become college’s third president

August 1, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Oregon Coast Community College board has selected three finalists to come to campus in late August to go through two days of interviews to succeed Birgitte Ryslinge as the third president in the college’s 32-year history. The board met in special session Wednesday night to name three men as finalists: Joel Keebler, dean of science

Former Oregon Coast CC president urges yes vote on $33 million bond

March 21, 2024

To the editor: In May, Lincoln County residents have the opportunity to vote “yes” on a trades education training bond for Oregon Coast Community College. The need for trades education is not new but has become more pronounced. Workers skilled in trades such as welding/fabrication, construction, maritime engineering and other trades will help meet local and statewide demand. The bond

After 10 years as Oregon Coast CC’s president, Birgitte Ryslinge announces September retirement

January 25, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Birgitte Ryslinge, who has been president of Oregon Coast Community College the past 10 years, announced Wednesday that she planned to retire by Sept. 30. Ryslinge, 66, said her decision should leave the college board enough time to find her replacement “so that the next president can usher in the 2024-25 academic year.” Ryslinge made her

Some scholarships available for OCCC’s year-long business program

August 8, 2023

A limited number of $900 tuition scholarships are available this fall for anyone enrolling in the small business management program at Oregon Coast Community College, thanks to donations from the city of Lincoln City and Northwest Oregon Works. “We’re encouraging anyone who’s considering applying for the small business management courses to reach out soon,” said David Price, OCCC’s vice president

Housing crisis forces Presbyterian church to gently evict Yachats Community Garden for pastor’s new home

March 23, 2023

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews An activist pastor, a treasured garden and a thorny housing crisis — these are the elements of a bittersweet solution to a problem in Yachats. The problem: The pastor of the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church and his family were running out of housing options this winter, after his landlord announced other plans for the house he’d

Oregon Coast CC president wins state award for her leadership

December 7, 2021

NEWPORT – The Oregon Community College Association has awarded Oregon Coast Community College president Birgitte Ryslinge its annual outstanding administrator award. The Howard Cherry Award honors contributions of community college advocates, administrators and board members. The statewide association cited Ryslinge’s “passion and drive” as an educator coupled with her “unshakable belief that education is the key to creating a more