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A learning project that took a village
Community and college volunteers created a cob bench, eco-roof, water catchment system and rain garden, using reclaimed and locally sourced materials Posted July 12, 2010
PCC student makes, studies history
Caleb Spiegel has been awarded a summer scholarship prize from the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History, the only community college student to do it Posted July 1, 2010
VIDEO: New Rock Creek lab provides space, latest technology for students
Thanks to the bond, the college purchased 31 Dell Optiplex 760 computers, one of the first official bond projects to be completed on campus Posted June 24, 2010
Freightliner donates big rig to Diesel program
The $125,000 fuel-efficient truck will be used by students in the Diesel Technology Program at the Rock Creek Campus for their hands-on class work Posted June 11, 2010
Grad speaker's journey a story of survival, perseverance
PCC’s student speaker and Ford Scholar winner Miral Rezayee Bessed of Sherwood has survived rocket attacks and violence back home in Pakistan and Afghanistan and culture shock here in the U.S. to excel in education Posted May 29, 2010
Gateway program celebrates 1st decade
Portland Community College’s program has been replicated by other community colleges all over the country to help dropouts earn their diplomas Posted May 25, 2010
Community Ed gets trendy
The non-credit program regularly gauges what is trendy in the local community so that it can always offer classes that are relevant and fun Posted May 18, 2010
Enrollment not slowing down
Core full-time credit enrollment, or known as FTE, at Portland Community College gained 16.9 percent this spring term and by 9 percent in total headcount compared to enrollment numbers last year at this time Posted May 13, 2010
Swedish student is getting fit at PCC
Correa, a mixed martial arts expert and former Navy Ranger in Sweden, is taking the Fit Tech program by storm Posted May 10, 2010
Art Beat welcomes Decemberists illustrator
Northwest Portland artist Carson Ellis has been selected as the 2010 Art Beat featured artist. She is best known for her illustrations for The Decemberists’ album covers and for children’s books, including Lemony Snicket's “The Composer is Dead” Posted April 29, 2010