Cascade Campus
705 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 | campus map | directions | trimet | contacts
The Cascade Campus is the anchor of a neighborhood in the midst of transformation. Located in the middle of the most culturally diverse section of Portland, Cascade offers a range of programs as varied as the community surrounding it.
Buildings and Programs
Cascade Student Services Building
Approximately $60 million in capital investments have changed the face of the campus in recent years, adding the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, home of the Professional Music, Multimedia, Arts and Business and Government programs, as well as a state-of-the-art auditorium; the Technology Education Building, which houses the Trades and Industry, Computer Technology and Business Administration programs, along with the Cascade Campus Skill Center; the Physical Education Building, home court for the PCC Panthers women’s and men’s basketball teams; and the Public Services Education Building, where Portland’s next generation of police officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs and 9-1-1 Telecomunicators receive cutting-edge instruction.
Several existing facilities were completely renovated and/or expanded for the 21st century, including the Student Services Building; Terrell Hall, home of the Campus’ Liberal Arts Mathematics programs; and Jackson Hall, host of Cascade’s Science and Allied Health programs. The Student Center - which houses the Cascade Library, Cafeteria and student club and government offices - was remodeled just prior to the turn of the millennium.
Ties to the Community
Situated in the revitalized North Portland area, Cascade Campus offers students a centralized location and broad ties to the many cultures represented in its surrounding community. Located in the heart of an historic neighborhood, Cascade is the home of such annual festivities as the acclaimed Cascade Festival of African Films, one of the most prominent and popular film festivals in the Pacific Northwest. The rich blend of culture, tradition and renewal that flavors Cascade Campus is reflected in the neighborhoods it serves, which are making names for themselves as hot spots of Portland art and commerce. Cascade’s self-guided walking art tour is anchored by its new Art Gallery, which opened in the fall of 2006.
Inside Cascade Library
The Campus occupies the nexus between North Portland’s past, present and future. Its roots go deep into the community’s history – it occupies the grounds of what was once Cascade College, a four-year Christian school established in the early 1900s. PCC purchased the land in the late 1960s, and the new campus opened in the fall of 1971. Ever since, Cascade Campus has become a focal point for rebirth in the neighborhood and serves local residents with needed job training, college transfer and self-improvement courses. The Campus is home to a number of unique programs offered nowhere else in the PCC system, such as Medical Laboratory Technology, Professional Music, Fire Science, and Trades and Industry. In addition, Cascade also hosts the North/Northeast Skill Center, which gives people of all ages a chance to learn the basic tools that will put them on the path to a new life. The Skill Center was recently certified by the State of Oregon as a direct entry pre-apprenticeship program, making its graduates automatically qualified to apply for apprenticeships in a range of skilled trades.
Cascade Campus serves approximately 14,397 students each year under the guidance of campus president Dr. Algie Gatewood.