BEND, OR -- OSU-Cascades continues to experience growth.  The Central Oregon branch campus now serves 1172 students, including 980 juniors, seniors and graduate students.

The college saw a nearly 6% increase in total students and a 4% jump in unpper-classmen.  Ethnic diversity remains around 14% with half of those students identifying as Hispanic or Latino.  The average age of an OSU Cascades student is 29, and range from 17 to 73 years old.