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Rock Creek farm

Rock Creek Farm

Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus farm is home to a variety of animals, including cattle, sheep, horses, goats, alpacas, rabbits, and chickens. All of the large livestock animals are raised on pasture, and the Montadale/Border Leicester sheep and Hereford cattle are USDA certified grass-fed. The newest addition to the farm is a small herd of Finnish Landrace sheep, raised specifically for wool. The wool is available every spring to the public for purchase, along with additional sheep and alpaca wool. Priorities on the farm include practicing sustainable agriculture and connecting with the community through farm tours and other events.

Learn more about the Rock Creek Farm.

students inside the kennel facilities with a dog

The kennel and cattery

The Vet Tech program receives dogs and cats from local rescue groups and shelters to live in the on-campus kennel and cattery during the school year. Students provide daily care, exercise, and training to the resident animals. They also assist with medical procedures to keep the dogs, cats, and farm animals healthy, which is vital in helping students gain knowledge and experience in veterinary medicine.

Students in the classroom

Classroom facilities

The Veterinary Technology classroom is the melding of a formal lecture classroom with a veterinary clinic. The classroom includes a lecture podium and seating for students as well as a radiography suite, surgical suite, laboratory, and exam tables with equipment and supplies like you would find in a standard veterinary clinic. The program utilizes other laboratory classrooms including an anatomy and physiology laboratory classroom and microbiology laboratory classroom.