ORS 344.257 “Continuing education” defined for ORS 344.259

For the purposes of ORS 344.259, “continuing education” means organized instruction to serve the needs of post-secondary students, including but not limited to:

Courses as offered to the regular fulltime resident post-secondary student consisting of professional preparatory courses and professional supplementary, technical, academic and professional courses;

Developmental education, consisting of adult basic education, high school completion courses for a high school diploma, instruction to pass approved high school equivalency tests such as the General Educational Development (GED) test, English language learner programs, and remedial instruction;

Educational activities, consisting of adult self-improvement courses and Federal Cooperative Extension Service; and

Hobby and recreation activities.

“Continuing education” for a community college is limited to instruction within district boundaries and instruction outside district boundaries offered under contract.