Personal Enrichment Courses
These high-quality instructor led online courses begin monthly and are comprised of twelve lessons released every Wednesday and Friday over a six-week period. The courses are completely web-based, so you will never need to come to campus! Learn more about taking community education courses online.
Choose the class title for a class syllabus, computer system requirements, cost and more information. Don't see exactly what you're looking for? Go to www.ed2go.com/portlandcc/, and select 'courses'. You'll find many more classes from which to choose!
The cost of each class is $89.
General Enrichment Topics
Cooking: Foods, Wine & Beer
Educational Services
- GED Preparation
- Prepare for the GED Writing, Language Arts Test
- Prepare for the GED Math Test
- GMAT Preparation
- GRE Preparation 1: Verbal and Analytical
- GRE Preparation 2: Quantitative
- SAT/ACT Preparation 1: Verbal
- SAT/ACT Preparation 2: Math
- Merrill Ream Speed Reading
Financial Planning & Management
- Personal Finance
- Debt Elimination Techniques
- Real Estate Investing
- Stocks, Bonds, Investing, Oh My!
- Analysis and Valuation of Stocks
Health and Wellness
Language Courses
- Grammar for ESL
- Writing for ESL
- Beginning Conversational French
- Instant Italian
- Speed Spanish
- Speed Spanish II
- Speed Spanish III
Personal Development Courses
Photography
- Discover Digital Photography
- Photographing People with Your Digital Camera
- Secrets of Better Photography
- See below for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements courses
Internet and Software Courses
Specific software courses require that you have the use of that software to take the class. Click on the course title for individual requirements:
Adobe Photoshop
- Intro to Photoshop CS3
- Photoshop Elements 7 for the Digital Photographer
- Photoshop Elements 6.0 for the Digital Photographer
- Photoshop Elements 6.0 for the Digital Photographer II
- Photoshop CS3 for the Digital Photographer
Internet Exploration and Tools
Web Page Development
- Creating Web Pages
- Creating Web Pages II
- Designing Effective Websites
- Intro to Dreamweaver CS3
- Intermediate Dreamweaver CS3
- Intro to Dreamweaver 8
Web Page Graphics and Enhancements
Programming for the Web
Writing Courses
Creative Writing Fundamentals
- Beginning Writer's Workshop
- Creating a Sense of Place
- Grammar Refresher
- Research Methods for Writers
- Writeriffic: Creativity Training for Writers
- Writeriffic 2: Advanced Creativity Training
Fiction and Special Genre Writing
Publishing and Marketing
- Keys to Effective Editing
- Beginner's Guide to Getting Published
- Publish it Yourself
- Writing for Children
- Intro to Internet Writing Markets