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<p class="MsoNormal">I have asked about Portage last year and received responses from OU and OK City University. They will accept the courses, but only if they are sent on the Geneva College transcript.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";mso-ligatures:none">Sheila Morris<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Orrell, Dustin S.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 17, 2026 5:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brad Gordon <Brad.GORDON@noc.edu>; oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oacrao-l] Portage Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Brad,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Interesting – the course in question here is also online Microbiology from Portage. I did see that it is not accredited by the Higher Learning Commission but does have Middle States accreditation. We’ve been
getting asked about a lot of these kinds of classes lately. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Rockwell",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dustin Orrell</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Associate Registrar/Associate Director of Graduation and Technology</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Phone: 405.736.0203 | Fax: 405.736.0309</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Brad Gordon <<a href="mailto:Brad.GORDON@noc.edu">Brad.GORDON@noc.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 17, 2026 4:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Orrell, Dustin S. <<a href="mailto:dsorrell@rose.edu">dsorrell@rose.edu</a>>;
<a href="mailto:oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net">oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Portage Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Funny you should ask. We have a student asking about a class from there as well. From what I have been able to ascertain, it appears to have a partnership with Geneva College. Both are located in Beaver
Falls, PA. On the Geneva College and Portage websites, they say that Portage is kind of like an online platform that Geneva uses and students will receive transcripts directly from Geneva College.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The particular class in question from Portage for us is BIOL271 (Microbiology w/ lab). This course ID number matches the course ID that Geneva College uses for that class as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brad Gordon
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</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Assoc. Registrar/Veterans Coordinator<br>
Northern Oklahoma College<br>
P.O. Box 310<br>
Tonkawa, OK 74653<br>
Phone: 580.628.6227<br>
Fax: 580.628.6371<br>
<a href="mailto:brad.gordon@noc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">brad.gordon@noc.edu</span></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Oacrao-l <<a href="mailto:oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net">oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Orrell, Dustin S.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 17, 2026 4:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net">oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oacrao-l] Portage Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Have any of you heard of Portage Learning? I had not before being asked a question about it today.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do any institutions accept this credit?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dustin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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