Vanport Extension Center

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Vanport Extension Center was the original post–World War II institution in Vanport, Oregon, that later evolved into Portland State University.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf higher education institution
public college
campusType urban
closedOrRelocatedAfterEvent Vanport flood of 1948
country United States
educationLevel undergraduate
establishedAfterEvent World War II
hasSuccessor Portland State College
Portland State University
historicalRole origin institution of Portland State University
post–World War II extension center
inception 1946
languageOfInstruction English
laterKnownAs Portland State University
locatedIn Oregon
Portland metropolitan area
Vanport, Oregon
namedAfter Vanport
offers extension courses
operatedBy Oregon State System of Higher Education
partOf public higher education in Oregon
predecessorOf Portland State University
primaryPurpose to provide higher education opportunities for returning World War II veterans
regionServed Portland, Oregon area
relocatedTo Portland, Oregon
state Oregon
studentPopulationCharacteristic many students were military veterans
timePeriod post–World War II era
uses GI Bill benefits

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Portland State University
formerName
Vanport Extension Center ("Vanport, Oregon")
locatedIn

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