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PCC prioritizes health inter professional discipline space due to industry...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The future of healthcare is changing, and Portland Community College is aiming to change with it. The creation of President Obama's American Health Care Act was due in great part to...

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Single dad, student says childcare essential for college life at PCC (Photo)

SOUTHWEST PORTLAND, Ore. -- What would Jeff Martinez be doing today if he didn't have access to daycare at the Sylvania Campus Child Development Center? In all honesty, he said, he doesn't know. What...

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PCC garners nearly $3 million in grants, including childcare, career...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- This fall, Portland Community College's equitable student success plan got a timely shot in the arm. The college has been tapped to receive almost $3 million in critical grants that...

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International climate change conference puts PCC's sustainability efforts on...

BONN, Germany -- Portland Community College showcased its sustainability accomplishments on the world stage. PCC President Mark Mitsui and Sustainability Manager Briar Schoon attended the Conference of...

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PCC makes key hires to lead Training Center as part of regional Oregon...

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. -- As Portland Community College seeks a permanent presence in Columbia County, it has tapped Chris Holden and Mohammed Maraee to lead its Training Center as part of the regional Oregon...

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Cascade Festival of African Films starts 28th year on Feb. 2 (Photo)

NORTH PORTLAND, Ore. -- The worldview of many Americans is shaped in large part by what they see on the evening news -- but the news can be an imperfect lens that provides an incomplete picture of...

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Ekubo Sawaura builds her English skills at PCC to pursue dream at Cornell...

SOUTHEAST PORTLAND, Ore. -- After World War II, Ekubo Sawaura's grandparents turned their passion for farming into a business. Thirty years after that, her father began what would become one of the...

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PCC secures funding for pathways to jobs for underrepresented students, small...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Community College has scored more than $250,000 through three grants that pave the way for people to get critical employment training. The largest of the three is a $175,000,...

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A 'dream' opening for PCC's newest resource center (Photo)

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- On Monday, Jan. 22, a long-held dream of Portland Community College undocumented and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students and their families finally came true. Amid...

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Community colleges to ask legislature for $32 million to mitigate tuition...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- This legislative session, the state's 17 community colleges will ask the Oregon Legislature to allocate an additional $32 million to the Community College Support Fund (CCSF) to...

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DACA advocate Liliana Luna earns statewide 'Women of Achievement' honor (Photo)

BEAVERTON/HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Portland Community College's own trailblazer Liliana Luna is a recipient of the 2017 Women of Achievement Awards through the Oregon Commission for Women. Luna, the Rock...

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Tue. 20th, 08:52 PM

Opening at 11 am. Gates to campuses/centers to open one hour prior for parking access. More info at pcc.edu. (Effective tomorrow - Wed Feb 21st)

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Wed. 21st, 09:49 PM

Opening at 10 am. Gates to campuses/centers to open one hour prior for parking access. More info at pcc.edu. (Effective tomorrow - Thu Feb 22nd)

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Student leader shoulders weight of providing for family and under-served...

SOUTHEAST PORTLAND, Ore. – For Kien Truong, college seemed out of reach. The cost of tuition and textbooks would be too high of an obstacle for his parents, who spoke no English and were working...

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Former ITT nursing students find closure at PCC (Photo)

PORTLAND, Ore. – It may have been a temporary training program, but it will have a lasting impact on its graduates. A final pinning ceremony was held Thursday, April 5 at Portland Community College’s...

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Blessing Landscapes, Intel and Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. tapped as PCC's...

PORTLAND, Ore. – It was a full house at Portland Community College’s inaugural Employer Partnership Awards celebration on April 11. Nearly 100 attendees, representing a variety of PCC’s key employer...

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Multicultural Night aims to share culture with community (Photo)

PORTLAND, Ore. – It will be a night to remember. Portland Community College’s Southeast Campus (2305 S.E. 82nd and Division) is hosting its third annual Multicultural Night from 3-9 p.m., Tuesday, May...

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New course explores Medication Assisted Treatment of opioid-use disorders

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Community College’s Institute for Health Professionals is offering a new learning tool this spring to combat Oregon’s growing opioid epidemic, which Governor Kate Brown...

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PCC selects Chris Villa to be next Rock Creek Campus president (Photo)

BEAVERTON/HILLSBORO, Ore. – This summer, Portland Community College will have a new president leading its Rock Creek Campus (17705 S.W. Springville Road). Christopher Villa, who currently serves as the...

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PCC Foundation breaks record, raising nearly $610,000 at annual gala (Photo)

PORTLAND, Ore. – It was a record-breaking night for the Portland Community College Foundation. The philanthropic division of the college hosted its seventh annual gala on Saturday, May 19, raising a...

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