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Portland CC student Sarah Brown is flying high
At age 19, PCC student Sarah Brown has already checked off the top three on her list - she's a pilot, she's played Marimba in Portland's top Marimba band, she's learned to ride horses and owns one. She is one of the youngest certified flight instructors in the nation, if not the youngest, according to Max Lyons, president and general manager of Hillsboro Aviation, in Hillsboro, Ore. where she has a job as an instructor. Posted February 2, 2004
Building brings changes across the district
Construction is booming across the entire district. In most recent news, the college has acquired a former market site in north Portland with remodeling work set to begin in late January 2004. Posted January 30, 2004
Gateway to College goes national
Portland Community College trained staff (Jan. 21-24) from community colleges in Maryland and in California in order to take PCC's successful alternative high school program to other parts of the country. Posted January 30, 2004
Dental students bring smiles to Romanian orphans
What would it be like to work 10-hour days, halfway around the world, performing dental work on Romanian orphans over Thanksgiving? Ask several PCC students and staff who assisted Northwest Medical Teams, providing care to 130 children in the Transylvania region of Romania. Posted January 30, 2004
Southeast Center ceremony a blast
Top right photo, the grand finale of the Southeast Center involved a dramatic fireworks show courtesy of Aurora’s Western Display […] Posted January 30, 2004
PCC report gauges effectiveness serving students, community
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Institutional Research Department at Portland Community College has released its institutional effectiveness report for the 2003 year. The review assesses statistics from the last academic year of 2002-03 and, in some areas, compares information from the last five years. Posted January 30, 2004
PCC’s 14th annual African film festival honors Black, Women’s history months
PORTLAND, Ore. - Seventeen films means an endless number of good times. More than 4,000 film-goers will experience Portland Community College's 14th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films, which is set to bring Portland award-winning films from every region of the African continent. Posted January 23, 2004
College Transfer Fairs set for PCC
Next week PCC will host College Transfer Fairs at three campuses next week.The Fairs will begin at 9am and end […] Posted January 22, 2004
Cascade Campus hosts college tour event
Coming to Cascade…Annual College TourWednesday, January 289 a.m. to 1 p.m.Cascade CafeteriaRepresentatives from public and private universities throughout Oregon and […] Posted January 21, 2004
NPR reporter to speak at Rock Creek
Alan Siporin, NPR reporter and author of Fire’s Edge will speak at Rock Creek on Tuesday, January 27th at 7 […] Posted January 21, 2004
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