You get the college experience people want, but it’s more affordable. (Central Oregon Community College)Growing up in Las Vegas, Shelby Smith assumed college would eventually take her somewhere else. She also considered Oregon State University and Everett Community College in Washington, weighing proximity to family, cost and academic pathways. But when Smith took a closer look, Central Oregon Community College rose to the top. “You get the college experience people want, but it’s more affordable — and it’s more personal,” she says.