Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon Portland Community College

Step 1: Apply for admission

Your first step is to apply for admission to PCC.

Choose Apply as a Dual Credit student. Selecting the wrong application type will make you unable to register for classes, and you may need to start the application over.

Apply to PCC angle right

Once you’ve applied, you can continue to Step 2: MyPCC setup.

Screenshot of the "choose application type" screen with Dual Credit circled

Additional help

If you need assistance, contact dualcredit@pcc.edu or see our application instructions:

Apply for admission instructions
  1. Start the application
    Screenshot of the first page of the application

    • Go to the PCC application and choose to Apply as a Dual Credit student.
    • Admission Term is the PCC term in which you are registering for your Dual Credit course.
    • Enter your legal name and click Fill Out Application.
  2. Application checklist – name
    • Select Name from the application checklist.
    • Verify the spelling of your legal name. You may add a preferred name, which will appear as your MyPCC username.
    • Select Yes if you’ve taken any kind of class at PCC (AP or IB credit, a driver’s ed or swimming class, or any other class at a PCC facility).
  3. Application checklist – address and phone
    • Select First Address and Phone from the checklist.
    • Enter your address and phone number. If you don’t have an address or phone, you may use your high school’s address and/or phone number.
    • Phone number format is <box 1> area code <box 2> phone number <box 3> extension, which is most often left blank. An example of how to enter your phone number is:
    • Phone number exampleThe address entered will be checked against a current USPS database for accuracy. Verify the address you entered is correct and click Check This Address.
  4. Application checklist – personal information
    • Select Personal Information from the checklist.
    • Enter your information. Make sure the email address you enter is one that you use regularly. Your admission acceptance email will be sent to this address, as well as your account setup code (later).
    • If you wish to withhold your name from military recruiters, please make the appropriate selection on this page.
  5. Application checklist – current student type
    • Select Current Student Type from the checklist.
    • Answer this as it applies to you. If you’ve earned PCC credit in previous years (including through Dual Credit), type the number “2” in the textbox.
  6. Application checklist – planned course of study
    • Select Planned Course of Study from the checklist.
    • In the dropdown menu select Dual Credit High School Program – Not Financial Aid Eligible.
  7. Application checklist – high school
    • Select High School from the checklist.
    • Use the Lookup tool to look for high school information
    • Enter your approx graduation date (the year is what is most important)
  8. Application checklist – attending reason
    • Select Attending Reason from the checklist.
    • Enter the number corresponding to the strongest reason why you wish to take Dual Credit.
  9. Screenshot of the application checklist with all the boxes checked and the "submit application" button circledApplication checklist – transfer status
    • Select Transfer Status from the checklist.
    • Enter the number corresponding to what you feel you want to do in the future.
  10. Submit your application!
    • If your application checklist has all the boxes checked, then you’re ready to submit it! (Do not close out the application yet! You are not done…)
  11. Agree to terms
    • You must select the link “I agree to the terms” link – this is what submits your application for processing.
    • Admissions agreement
  12. Application submission confirmation
    • In approximately 1-3 business days, you will receive your admission acceptance letter emailed to the address you provided in this admission application.
    • Do not complete multiple admissions, unless instructed to do so
    • Contact the Dual Credit office (971-722-7737 or dualcredit@pcc.edu) if you have not received your email
    • The last page you should see before closing out of the application is:
    • Application confirmation page