Learning Options

Introduction

The Oregon Department of Education oversees a number of learning options. The following links provide more information on some of the most popular topics. You can also use the search function to find out about topics that may not be presented here.

• Oregon Public Schools & Districts

  Oregon has more than 1,200 public K-12 schools organized into 197 School Districts.
  

• Types of Schools in Oregon

  In addition to public schools, there are other schooling options available in Oregon.
  

• Home Schooling

  Teaching children in the home is an option available to all Oregonians.
  

• Career and Technical Education

  Helps students gain skills, technical knowledge, academic foundation and real-world experience.

• General Equivalency Diploma (GED)

  A bridge to post-secondary education and employment for those who did not graduate high school.
  

• Remote Learning

  Information and guidance for educational models of instruction where the student and the teacher are not in the same physical location for more than half of the student's instructional time.
  

• Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC)
  

  Supporting all of Oregon’s young children and families to learn and thrive.

• Youth Development Council

  Helping youth who face barriers to education and the workforce get back on the path to high school graduation, college and/or career.

• Oregon School for the Deaf

  A community that fosters lifelong learning, encouraging individuals to become self-fulfilled, productive citizens.

• Accelerated Learning Programs

  Oregon’s high school students have the opportunity to earn college credit through a variety of accelerated learning programs.