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Enrollment Tanks at Clatsop Community College

By Jacob Lewin.   New numbers from Clatsop Community College show a 44-percent drop in student enrollment for the current year. That’s the highest decrease of any of the state’s 17 community colleges.  Enrollment at the college has dropped from more than 13-hundred fulltime equivalent pre-covid to only about 750 currently on an annualized basis: “By…

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Clatsop County COVID Vaccine update 3/22/21

Clatsop County COVID Vaccine update 3/22/21 Clatsop County is continuing to vaccinate residents against COVID-19. Joanne Rideout has an update. [Scroll down to Listen…] Last week, the county held four vaccination events and gave about 1200 people their first shot of the two-shot Moderna vaccine. They’ve also administered the Johnson and Johnson vaccine (referred to…

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COVID-19 vaccine events and opportunities

COVID-19 vaccine events and opportunities [Scroll down to Listen. Script below:] Intro: Clatsop County continues to ramp up COVID 19 vaccine distribution. Joanne Rideout reports. The Clatsop County Vaccine Task Force held its largest clinic to date last week, administering approximately 900 first doses Thursday at the county fairgrounds in Astoria. In total, the county…

Around Our Schools, March 09 2021

This month, Around Our Schools program host, Sara Meyer, interviews Jerad Sorber, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Clatsop Community College. Jerad shares many program updates and support areas available for students. Margaret Frimoth adds information about HB2864 requirements for Cultural Competency, and Sara reminds listeners about the upcoming March 13th “Women Interested In Going…

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Clatsop County Ramps Up Vaccinations This Week

A Big Week in Clatsop County for Vaccinations.      Jacob Lewin.     Clatsop County will be accelerating its Covid-19 vaccine effort this week and hopes to have 20% of county residents vaccinated by the end of the week. As of last Friday, about 14% of Clatsop County residents had received first doses of a…