CGCC is a public two-year community college in Oregon. Its mission is to “build dreams and transform lives by providing lifelong educational programs that strengthen our community.” The college’s vision is to become the first option of choice for education and training in the communities it serves, and its actions are guided by those principles. The college has two locations, both within the stunning Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The college mascot is “Brook Chinook,” a Chinook salmon. The Chinook is important to the Native American tribes that still live nearby, and played a large part in the history and settlement of the area.