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Media Advisory: PCC's Oregon Leadership Institute Helps Hispanic Youth
ROCK CREEK CAMPUS - On Saturday, Feb. 16, PCC President Jesus "Jess"Carreon will speak on leadership to approximately 60 Latino youth, all of whom are participants in PCC's Oregon Leadership Institute. Posted February 1, 2002
Media Advisory: PCC Sponsors 18th Gospel Music Extravaganza
NORTH PORTLAND - Portland Community College will present the 18th Annual Gospel Music Extravaganza at New Song Community Church, 2511 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Posted February 1, 2002
New PCC Hillsboro Center Meets with Success
HILLSBORO, Ore. - PCC built it and they came. In fact, the first month of the PCC Hillsboro Center has met with resounding community support. Posted February 1, 2002
PCC Presents ?Streetcar Named Desire' in March
SYLVANIA CAMPUS - The Theater arts department at Portland Community College's Sylvania Campus will present the Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Desire,"for its winter term production. Posted February 1, 2002
PCC's Alternative High School Program Sets Open House
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College's alternative high school program, PCC Prep, will hold open houses in February to introduce its services to the community. Posted January 28, 2002
PCC Purchases Property for New Southeast Center
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College's Southeast Center will move into a new home in the fall of 2003, if plans move ahead as expected. Posted January 28, 2002
Succeed at Piano with Innovative Class at PCC
SYLVANIA CAMPUS - Do you get nervous trying to learn how to play the piano? Relax, because there's a no-stress way to learn and Portland Community College has the classes to get students on the right track to piano proficiency. Posted January 28, 2002
Laid Off Workers Turn to PCC for Help
Across PCC's 1,500-square-mile district, people are getting layoff notices and are turning to the college for help. One PCC program, the Dislocated Worker Program, has served almost as many people in three months, between July and September, as it did all of the previous year. But there is hope. This college program for displaced workers has an 84 percent overall placement rate and every day moves people from unemployment to good-wage jobs. Posted January 25, 2002
Tribute to Actor Danny Glover Headlines 12th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films
NORTH PORTLAND - Portland Community College will celebrate Black History Month with a dynamic film festival. The Twelfth Annual Cascade Festival of African Films will feature 17 films and pay tribute to actor Danny Glover with two of his African features. Posted January 22, 2002
PCC's Microelectronics Program Receives NSF Grant
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Microelectronics Technology Program at Portland Community College has received a three-year, $649,815 grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education Program. Posted January 17, 2002
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