College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

MISSION: "To provide educational and support services including outreach efforts to eligible migrant and seasonal farm workers and their children during their first year of college."

What is CAMP?

The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a federally funded program designed to support students from migrant and seasonal farm worker backgrounds during their first year in college.

How to qualify?
  • Student must be permanent resident or citizen
  • Be a first–year incoming student
  • Enroll as full-time student (12 credits/quarter)
  • Participated in Migrant Education Program (K-12)
    OR parent or student has participated in Migrant/Seasonal farm work at least 75 days in the past 24 months
    OR participated in National Farmworker Jobs Program

This farm work includes work performed for either wages or personal subsistence on a farm, ranch or similar establishments.

Migrant or seasonal farm work includes: any activity directly related to the production of crops, dairy products, poultry, or livestock; the cultivation or harvesting of trees including nursery and forestry work; or fish farm work.

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24-25 Cohort

OSU CAMP Scholars 2024-25

Locations

Not ready to attend a 4-year institution? Stay close to home and receive the same program services and support with the CAMP CC Alliance Program in collaboration with three community college LBCC, CGCC, and BMCC. If you have any questions regarding which program best fits your needs and location please reach out to us at [email protected]

 

OSU campus

  Corvallis, OR

Apply now to CAMP at Oregon State University where our main location takes place. We serve 35 first year students in our program. 

 

LBCC

   Albany, OR

Apply now to CAMP at Linn Benton Community College located in the West Coast of Oregon. Learn more about our services provided here. 

 

CGCC

  The Dalles, OR

Apply now to CAMP at Columbia Gorge Community College located in Northern Oregon near the Columbia River. 

 

BMCC Campus

  Hermiston, OR

Apply now to CAMP at Blue Mountain Community College located on the eastern side of Oregon. 

 

GOAL 1: To support the success of migrant and seasonal farm worker students by helping them to enroll in and complete their first year of college.

 

GOAL 2: To increase the persistence of CAMP students during their second year in college and achievement of post-secondary degree.

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Oregon State University College Assistance Migrant Program
Credit - Jose Antonio Morales CAMP Scholar 2012-13

CAMP Video  

 

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CAMP director with graduate students
CAMP Video by Sergio Valenciano, CAMP Scholar 2012-13