Vanport Extension Center

E76368

higher education institution public college

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

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 →

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