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Our HistoryMt. Hood Community College opened in 1966 and now enrolls about 26,000 students each year. Classes are offered at the 212-acre main campus in Gresham, the MHCC Maywood Park Center, the Bruning Center for Allied Health Education and evening education centers at district public schools. The college is financed by local property tax funds, state reimbursement funds and student tuition. Local voters established the college tax base in 1968 and approved tax base increases in 1970 and 1980. Board members are elected to four-year terms, meet the second Wednesday night of each month and serve without pay. The first president of the college was Dr Earl Klapstein. He served until 1976 and was followed by Dr. R. Stephen Nicholson until November 1985. Dr. Paul E. Kreider served as president from 1985 until 1996 with Dr. Joel Vela serving from 1996 until 2000. Dr. Robert Silverman served from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Gary Murph is currently serving as Interim President. Mr. Murph retired from the college in early 2007 from his position as Chief Operating Officer. Before his retirement, Mr. Murph oversaw the college’s Computer Services, Risk Management, Campus Safety, Finance and Accounting, Auxiliary Operations, Human Resources, Facilities Management and worked closely with other administrators in the daily operation of MHCC.
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