Swan Island Trades Center

Swan Island Trades Center opens for first classes
September 29, 2014 By Karen Kane The Swan Island Trades Center opened for its first set of classes Monday Sept. […] Posted September 29, 2014
Swan Island Center opens for biz 3
The new Swan Island Trades Center gives businesses and students access to needed training Posted September 23, 2014
Cascade Campus says goodbye to Trades & Industry program
PCC’s Cascade Campus said farewell to one of its longstanding programs this summer. The Trades & Industry program has grown […] Posted August 21, 2014
PCC helps Constructing Hope encourage at-risk individuals to pursue lucrative careers in construction
March 17, 2014 Written by Amy Mintonye PCC’s under-construction Swan Island Center at 6400 N. Cutter Circle is already inspiring […] Posted March 17, 2014
PCC Swan Island construction site used as a career development tool
February 20,2014 Written by Amy Mintonye The emerging PCC Swan Island Center construction site at 6400 N. Cutter Circle is […] Posted February 20, 2014
September signals the start of construction on PCC’s new Trades Education Center
August 28, 2013 Written by Gina Whitehill-Baziuk This summer, PCC selected JE Dunn Construction to build its new Trades Education Center […] Posted August 28, 2013
Site plan for the new Trades Education Center on Swan Island. PCC develops a new Trades Education Center on Swan Island
March 20, 2013 Written by Gina Whitehill-Baziuk In summer 2010, PCC purchased the former state of Oregon Motor Pool Facility […] Posted March 20, 2013
Duo weld new career paths
Since May 2009, both graduates of the Swan Island Training Center, the two welders work on ships on the dock, putting in tough 8-hour days. These two are the first PCC students hired for the ship repair yard since the training center started two years ago Posted September 16, 2010
PCC buys land on Swan Island for possible trade school
Portland Community College’s bid to purchase almost 5 acres of industrial land on Swan Island has been accepted and the […] Posted May 7, 2010
Local welders on board with ship’s repair
The two former PCC welding students at the Swan Island Training Center are plying their skills down at Vigor Industrial’s ship repair yard. Posted August 24, 2009