Ecampus

Lisa L. Templeton, Vice Provost of the Division of Educational Ventures
4943 The Valley Library
Corvallis, OR 97331-4504
Phone: 541-737-9204 or 800-667-1465
Email: ecampus@oregonstate.edu
Website: https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu

Ecampus – Top-ranked degrees, certificates and microcredentials online

As a leader in online education, Oregon State University Ecampus — a part of the Division of Educational Ventures — works with OSU faculty to provide access to high-quality learning experiences that transform the lives of students in Oregon and around the world. The quality of Ecampus programs and courses has contributed to rising enrollment: Nearly 1 in 3 Oregon State students now learn exclusively online. All OSU Ecampus online courses are developed by Oregon State faculty. In the 2024-25 academic year, more than 16,000 OSU students learned exclusively online while pursuing a degree, credential or course(s).

OSU Ecampus is widely regarded as one of America's best providers of online education. In January 2025, Oregon State’s online bachelor’s programs were ranked top 10 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the 11th straight year. This recognition is based on student engagement; faculty credentials and training; services and technology; and expert opinion.

Programs and Courses

Students interested in learning online with Oregon State can choose from more than 110 degrees, programs and microcredentials. The complete collection of online and hybrid offerings include:

The Students we Serve

Oregon State students are learning online on every continent in the world except Antarctica. Ecampus serves OSU students in all 50 states and more than 50 countries worldwide. OSU’s online learners include full- and part-time students, working professionals, stay-at-home parents, community college students, active-duty and retired military plus their dependents and residents of rural communities.

More than 15,000 Oregon State students have earned their degrees online through Ecampus since 2002.

How we Support Students

Oregon State Ecampus offers a variety of support services that meet students’ needs and help them along the path to graduation.

The Ecampus enrollment services team provides a personal connection to OSU Ecampus for prospective applicants. Enrollment services specialists answer questions via phone, email and live chat about OSU Ecampus online programs and offerings, the application process, transfer credits and how to get started.

Once enrolled online, Ecampus students have access to student services specialists; a team of success coaches; student success navigators; free tutoring; a dedicated Ecampus librarian and 24/7 library support; remote exam proctoring; OSU's Disability Access Services; and live, around-the-clock technical support on OSU’s learning management system, Canvas.

Success coaching is an academic counseling service for undergraduate Ecampus students, and it employs an individualized, strengths-based and holistic approach. Success coaches work in partnership with students to improve academic skills, to identify support resources, and to address obstacles to academic success at OSU.

In 2024, the Quality Matters program honored Oregon State with its Online Learner Support Certification. The certification lasts for a period of five years and applies to all programs delivered online by Ecampus. It recognizes programs that provide “all the critical student and academic services needed for learner success and use learner feedback to continuously improve those services.

A Commitment to Quality

All curricula for Ecampus courses and degree programs are designed by Oregon State faculty and are held to the same rigorous academic standards as the university’s on-campus classes. OSU is institutionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and all Ecampus students who complete degree requirements receive the same diploma and transcript as campus-based students.

Services for Faculty

Ecampus works closely with more than 1,300 Oregon State faculty members, program leads and department heads in order to provide students with transformative educational opportunities. The Ecampus staff offers an array of services, including a faculty development and training program that is comprehensive, responsive, and flexible.

Ecampus requires ongoing training for faculty developing and teaching online courses. Faculty are expected to participate in training as part of the course development and redevelopment process, and to participate in ongoing training annually.

The Ecampus Faculty Forum is held each spring and allows faculty, administrators and staff to engage in discussions about online teaching excellence, research in online education, faculty experiences in online course development and more. Hundreds of OSU faculty, administrators and staff attend the event annually.

Ecampus also participates in the Quality Matters program, which seeks to improve student success in online courses by focusing on continuously improving course design. Using an independent and research-based peer review process, the faculty-driven QM program examines course design, not the content itself or the teaching.

Division of Educational Ventures

Oregon State's Division of Educational Ventures is home to Ecampus and a variety of other innovative units. The division helps OSU lead in the creation and delivery of new learning experiences that meet real-time student needs and workforce demands around the world. By fostering creative partnerships with industry and other stakeholders, the division drives innovation in education pathways, giving today’s learners more affordable access to high‑quality academic programs in every modality.

Here is an overview of each unit in the Division of Educational Ventures:

Ecampus research unit

Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, Director

The Ecampus Research Unit responds to and forecasts the needs and challenges of the online education field through conducting original research, fostering strategic collaborations and creating evidence-based resources and tools that contribute to effective online teaching, learning and program administration. The unit regularly publishes the results of national and local studies.

The unit also houses the Ecampus Research Fellows program, a competitive, internal grants program that funds OSU faculty to conduct original research in online teaching and learning. To learn about the outcomes of these funded projects, read the Research Fellows white paper series.

open educational resources unit

Stefanie Buck, Director

To make college more affordable and accessible for students, the Open Educational Resources Unit works with all university faculty to create openly licensed course materials that are freely available to all students. The OERU encourages and supports faculty in using no-cost or low-cost (less than $40) course materials. Since 2019, Oregon State students have saved more than $20 million in course material costs thanks to OSU faculty and their work with the OERU staff. 

OSU faculty members partner and consult with the OERU to adopt, adapt and author open textbooks and other course materials that are freely available online to students, faculty and the general public.

corporate and workforce education unit

Howard Burns, Senior Director

Through innovative collaborations, the Corporate and Workforce Education Unit provides working adults and organizations around the world with increased access to OSU’s in-demand learning opportunities online and on campus. The CWEU prioritizes understanding an organization or agency’s needs and collaboratively designs a program that meets an employer’s unique goals. These collaborations offer employees upskilling opportunities that align with an employer’s innovation goals, drive employee retention and enhance individuals' economic agility by enabling them to enroll in skills-based microcredentials, certificates and full degree programs.

Current Oregon State collaborators include Amazon, Guild, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, EdAssist by Bright Horizons, the Technology Association of Oregon and Samaritan Health Services.

alternative credentials unit

Devin Miles, Director

OSU's Alternative Credentials Unit offers high-quality, cost-effective programs that support the university's strategic vision for the future and evolving workforce needs through short-term educational pathways leading to specialized skills that help students advance their careers. Examples of alternative credentials include microcredentials, short-term certificates and digital badges. 

These credentials focus on specific skill sets that are aligned with industry needs, providing practical experience across various in-demand areas with an emphasis on reskilling, upskilling and career progression. Alternative credentials allow OSU students to explore different academic and career interests and are often designed to allow students to stack credentials, moving from microcredentials to certificates and full degree programs.

Center for the outdoor recreation economy

Kate Porsche, Director

The Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy offers innovative workforce development experiences to meet the demands of the vast, entrepreneurial and rapidly growing outdoor recreation industry. CORE works with outdoor recreation businesses, associations and industry groups — as well as state and federal agency partners — to develop research, educational and workforce training programs to grow the outdoor recreation industry’s workforce.

CORE’s offerings aim to address skills gaps and challenges in recruiting and retaining a diverse and equitable workforce. It offers in-demand courses, including Foundations of the Outdoor Recreation Economy, Moving into Management, Ski Lift Maintenance Technician and Lift Operations Trainings, and Elevate Outdoors, which is designed to foster more inclusive and accessible experiences.