Homeschool benefits: Columbia Gorge Community College
Columbia Gorge Community College Scholars homeschool tuition waiver: Full tuition waiver for up to 18 credits per term for up to two years. The 2026-27 application window is closed.
Benefits in the Columbia Gorge Community College service area
Columbia Gorge Community College Scholars homeschool tuition waiver
What it is worth
Tuition waiver; 2026–27 applications closed
Full tuition waiver for up to 18 credits per term for up to two years; books, fees, and miscellaneous costs remain
Who qualifies
Rules
- Service-area, application, admission, award, term, and current cohort rules apply.
- The 2026-27 application window is closed. Ask the program about the next cycle; current availability is unconfirmed.
- This is college-paid tuition support, not parent cash.
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Oregon
You must notify your local Education Service District (ESD) within 10 days of withdrawing from school, or of the school year's start if not withdrawing. You must notify the ESD if you leave your school district or stop homeschooling. After a move to a new ESD, notify the new ESD within 10 days.
Oregon sets these rules:
- Subjects: Oregon does not require specific subjects or a particular curriculum.
- Testing: Use an approved standardized test by August 15 after grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, subject to the initial 18-month testing grace period and disability-plan alternatives. Interscholastic participants meet annual testing or district-adopted alternative academic-evidence requirements, which may include an approved portfolio or work sample.
- Records: Keep test results and submit them to the Education Service District when requested. Retaining the ESD notification acknowledgment is also recommended.
- Teachers: Oregon does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.
Read the Oregon homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Oregon
Questions parents ask
- What enrollment rules apply to this benefit?
- None listed. Columbia Gorge Community College Scholars homeschool tuition waiver is open to homeschooled students without public school enrollment.
- Who receives payment from this benefit?
- No payment to the family is listed for Columbia Gorge Community College Scholars homeschool tuition waiver.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
College classes can cover part of high school. We teach the subjects your child needs alongside them, starting at the right level in each subject.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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