Posted in August 2008

Upward Bound program doles out awards for summer students
Ramon Carbajal, an Upward Bound student and a sophomore at Aloha High School, gives a hug to Upward Bound Program […] Posted August 8, 2008
PHOTO: Sylvania gets Xirrus
That’s not a Frisbee in his hand. Jon Freeman (right), area vice president of sales and marketing for Xirrus, is […] Posted August 8, 2008
PCC awarded $3.22 million from Worksystems Inc.
Portland Community College has been awarded $3.22 million grant from Worksystems Inc. to fund the college’s WorkSource One-Stop system. Locations […] Posted August 8, 2008
Professional Development Opportunity – Service Learning Coordinator
I would like to offer a professional development opportunity for the position of Service Learning Coordinator, for one year. The […] Posted August 7, 2008
PCC in the NEWS: Welding program story finds some legs in media
A look at news stories about PCC from around the local area and the nation during month of July. In […] Posted August 7, 2008
KUDOS: Rock Creek CAMP gets $5,000 grant
The Grants Office announced the award of $5,000 to PCC from the Juan Young Trust for the CAMP Summer Institute. […] Posted August 7, 2008
Miller Foundation to aid community colleges
Oregon’s 17 community colleges have been challenged to outpace their fundraising for student scholarship money next year, thanks to a […] Posted August 6, 2008
Welding partnership reinvigorates industry
The manufacturing industry needs qualified, trained welders to meet demand. Portland Community College, in partnership with Vigor Industrial, is helping […] Posted August 4, 2008
FTE enrollment grows by more than 14 percent at PCC
For the fourth straight term, Portland Community College has experienced enrollment growth. This summer term, PCC is seeing double-digit growth […] Posted August 1, 2008
Trades apprenticeship program coming to PCC
Two local job training and workforce development mainstays have joined forces as the Evening Trades Apprenticeship Preparation program relocates to […] Posted August 1, 2008