To make a difference,
you'll need an edge
Your Path Starts Here
¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ – Cascades is ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ's campus in Bend. Get the personal attention of a small campus. The strengths of Oregon's leading public research university. And a campus surrounded by 2.5 million acres of national forests and public lands.
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High School Summer Academy
Spend a week at ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ-Cascades! Summer Academy introduces you to life on a college campus, and you’ll earn a scholarship doing it. Meet new friends while exploring your academic and career interests with university professors and experts.
Dream big
It's your time. To discover your passion. To find a future that inspires you.
Our faculty are teachers, mentors and world-class researchers. They will guide you, challenge you and inspire you to be the best version of yourself — so you're ready to take on some of the world's biggest challenges.
¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ was founded more than 150 years ago as a land grant institution, building on the idea that everybody deserves access to education. When it opened in 2016, the ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ-Cascades campus fulfilled a 30-year quest for higher education in what had been the largest region in the state without a four-year university. We are growing for Central Oregon and beyond.
Career development, every term
Cascades Edge is our new career development program built into your coursework every term — at no additional cost. From your first day until graduation, we'll help you explore, design and land the career that's right for you.
Your adventure
starts in Bend
Schedule a personalized tour, check out our award-winning student housing and have lunch at the Beaver Dam. In-person tours are available Monday through Friday, or go on a virtual tour.
News & Events
Ellen Waterston, Lori Hellis, Stacy Gnall featured at ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ-Cascades author events, May 10-14, 2025.
¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ-Cascades gets $2M to monitor ecological data for National Park Service, enhancing park management.
¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ-Cascades builds Little Kits Child Care Center, opening August, serving infants to preschoolers.
Bend Beavs Central
The hub for ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ-Cascades events