PCC showcases its educational opportunities via a worldly float during the annual Rose Parade through North Portland.
The jobs participants can secure varies widely, from a truck driver to dental assistant to a nurse, with salaries that can reach up to $30.
With much hard work, PCC was able to either help dental students continue their training or complete their education.
On Saturday, April 10, tune in to KOIN, Portland’s CW or through the Foundation’s website at 7 p.m. for the 2021 virtual event.
People who donate through the Red Cross between May 1 and 15 are eligible for an Amazon gift card.
“Our students have enjoyed working on their projects from home,” said EET faculty chair and project lead Sanda Williams.
Community colleges all over the country have tackled the pandemic with innovation and PCC is no exception.
Mark Mitsui, who has served as PCC's President since 2016, will retire in June 2022 at the conclusion of the 2021-2022 academic year.
Last winter, Portland Community College lost one of its mainstays – Pat Kraft, who passed away.
The Red Cross is holding a series of blood drives soon in the Portland area. The pandemic continues to affect the U.S. blood supply.
“I love it because I remember the first time I saw it, I knew I was home,” Esparza said. “That reaffirms what I feel so strongly.”
The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge for Portland Community College in all aspects of its operations.
“These students were women, many of them single mothers, who had already faced many challenges in life”.
Students focus on which academic program or other vocational training track they would like to pursue.
Finally, the strategic plan has prioritized creating a sense of belonging, which is a marked shift from past plans.
Houk grew up in the Midwest, graduating high school in Missouri before traveling and landing in Oregon to find better employment.
The college will host two more Virtual Preview Days from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Feb. 17 and April 21.
“While we can’t gather in person this year, I know that the beauty and power of these films will bring us together even in virtual space.
The system will enable communication and a unified effort across teams to provide personalized and integrated support.
Portland Community College’s SNAP Training and Employment Program (STEP) is addressing these growing issues by providing holistic success.
This experiment called American Democracy is as imperfect and fragile as it is grand and visionary.
"Early on, I was able to help with preparations for repairs and maintenance of HT’s diving pool".
The pandemic forced PCC to move classes and business operations online while closing its physical campuses and centers.
The college is seeking LEED Gold certification for the new Portland Metro Workforce Training Center.
The Teaching Learning Centers (TLCs) at Portland Community College serve a myriad of purposes.
The Portland Community College Foundation recently received its largest-ever gift, which is worth more than $5.5 million.
Architectural Design and Drafting staff and instructors helped Gomez enroll in the right classes and create a pathway to graduation.
The college will also be adapting its courses to fit more schedules by delivering curriculums in shorter chunks.
But as anyone who works in higher education can tell you, the world is far from perfect.
This fund will support PCC’s Pathways to Opportunity initiative, which helps low-income individuals and displaced workers.
Crews are working to divert the sewage flow while repairs are being made.
Part of her law enforcement training was taking classes at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus.
But sweeping top honors in the student design contest, however, never seemed possible to him.
The college shared the extensive findings with an internal steering committee that was supported by a project management task force.
This will reduce our carbon footprint from electricity by about 10 percent.
One of his courses was yoga, which fed his athletic spirit and helped him rebalance his overall fitness.
Jessica Beck is the Southeast Campus faculty chair for the art and psychology programs.
"Personally, I am gratified for our team to have received the award this year."
It will not only be a big day, it will be a “Big Give Day” from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.
This summer, PCC stepped up to supply local agencies with qualified contact tracers to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.