| Portland Community College | |
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| Established | 1961 |
| President | Preston Pulliams |
| Students | 86,164 |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Campus | 256 acres (104 ha) |
| Website | www.pcc.edu |
Portland Community College (or PCC) is Oregon's largest community college, located in Portland, United States. It serves over one million residents in the five-county area of Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Columbia counties. PCC enrolls over 83,000 (55% female, 45% male) students annually in this 1,500 square miles (3,900 km2) area in northwest Oregon.
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The college was founded in 1961 as an adult education program for the local public school system, operating out of the former Failing Elementary School.[1] Voters approved the establishment of an independent district for the college in 1968.[1] Amo DeBernardis (ca 1914-2010), former assistant superintendent of Portland Public Schools, was the founding president of the school, serving from 1961 to 1979.[1]
In 1971 the Cascade Campus opened in North Portland, and the Rock Creek Campus in Washington County opened in 1976. The district passed a $374 million bond measure in 2008.[2] PCC's $25 million Willow Creek Center opened in 2009 and earned a platinum LEED certification the next year.[2][3] A new campus in Newberg, named Newberg Center, opened in October 2011,[4] replacing a temporary arrangement in use for the 2010–11 school year, in which PCC courses were offered at the Chehalem Cultural Center. The new center's 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) building was reported as being predicted to earn platinum LEED certification.[5]
There are three main campuses, which are larger facilities offering two-year degrees and a range of typical student services:
There are several centers throughout the Portland metropolitan area, which are smaller facilities offering more limited or specialized programs:
PCC is a member of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges, with its men's and women's basketball teams competing against those from the community colleges of Chemeketa, Clackamas, Mount Hood, Lane, Linn-Benton, Southwestern Oregon, and Umpqua.
PCC operates one of the largest non-credit life-long learning programs in the nation through its community education program. Every year, PCC Community Education offers more than 4,000[7] non-credit and continuing education courses and enrolls over 30,000 students in those courses.[7] Courses are offered in five general subject areas: Creative Arts, Home and Garden, Language and Culture, Recreation and Wellness, and Work and Life Balance.
In addition to classes held at PCC campuses and centers, PCC Community Education partners with local business, schools, community centers, churches and parks to offer classes in neighborhoods throughout the PCC district.[8] Hundreds of classes are also held online.[9]
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