Getting Started

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Important information for applicants

Students who are applying for entry into a health care profession where practicum and/or field training is required for certification or licensure, need to be advised that they may have to pass Criminal History Checks (CHC) as a condition of their acceptance into a medical, dental or community facility.

It is the full responsibility of the applicant to notify their program department should any contact information change (i.e. phone number, address, email). Failure to comply with this requirement may prevent admission.

Information Sessions

At these sessions you will learn about program requirements, selection criteria, application procedures, deadlines, as well as strategies to improve your admission prospects. Information sessions last one hour and will be immediately followed by a two hour open advising session where the advisor will meet with students in the order in which you sign-in. Please bring any transcripts and/or questions you may have regarding our programs. These sessions are informational only. They are not required in order to apply to PCC’s allied health programs.

New! We will be holding nursing information sessions and advising at each PCC campus once per month. See information below.

For maps and campus information, see Class Locations.

Nursing

For frequently asked nursing questions and general PCC questions, ask the Panther. For additional questions specific to the Nursing program, attend one of our nursing information sessions.

Date Time Location
Wed. Aug. 20, 2008 1pm CA TH 122*
Thurs. Aug. 21, 2008 12:30pm SE Tabor 146*
Wed. Aug. 27, 2008 5pm SY Library 112
Thurs., Sept. 4, 2008 9am SY Library 112
Thurs., Sept. 11, 2008 12 noon SY Library 112
Thurs., Oct. 16, 2008 (New Date) 9am SY Library 112
Thurs., Oct. 23, 2008 (New Date) 2pm SY Library 112
Wed., Oct. 8, 2008 12:30pm RC Bldg. 2 Rm. 108*
Wed., Oct. 15, 2008 12:30pm SE Tabor 126*
Wed., Oct. 22, 2008 12:30pm CA TH 112*

*Before and after these information sessions, Flora Acosta (Health Admissions Specialist) will be available for appointments in the general Advising office at the campus listed. Please check with the appropriate campus to schedule an appointment: Rock Creek 503-614-7297; Southeast Center 503-788-6272; Cascade 503-978-5271.

Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting & Dental Lab Technology

For frequently asked dental program questions and general PCC questions, ask the Panther. For additional questions specific to the Dental programs, attend one of the following information sessions.

Date Time Location
Thurs., Sept. 4, 2008 12 noon SY Library 112
Thurs, Oct. 23, 2008 (New Date) 9am SY Library 112

Radiography

For frequently asked radiography questions and general PCC questions, ask the Panther. For additional questions specific to the Radiography program, attend one of the following information sessions.

Date Time Location
Wed. Aug. 27, 2008 2pm SY Library 112
Thurs., Sept. 11, 2008 9am SY Library 112
Thurs., Oct. 16, 2008 (New Date) 2pm SY Library 112

Prerequisites

See the catalog and the PCC Healthcare Programs Prerequisite Course Guide for a listing of program requirements.

  • If on the College Placement Tests, you have placed lower than the required prerequisite courses, you will need to start with the level you placed into and work up to the required course. If you would like assistance mapping out an academic plan, contact the Health Admissions Office.

  • If you plan to register for a course at PCC that has a prerequisite and the prerequisite was completed at another institution, or you are currently enrolled at PCC in the prerequisite class, you will need a prerequisite override. Call or email the PCC Health Admissions Office.

Transfer Credits

If you have transfer credits you would like evaluated, please send a copy of transcripts, unofficial or official, from all colleges attended with a cover letter explaining what program you are interested in and what courses you want to substitute/transfer. Include your contact information: email (preferred) and/or daytime phone number. We will contact you concerning what courses we can use and what is still needed.

Health Admissions Office PCC PO Box 19000 Portland, OR 97280 or Fax it to: 503-977-4837 ATTN: Health Admissions