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Elee and James Jen of Newberg have become essential partners in PCC’s Newberg project.
- Friday, July 23rd, 2010
- When Portland Community College decided that its Newberg classroom facility would be built to meet nationwide standards for environmentally friendly construction, that grabbed the attention of one family-owned company in town. “In 2008, we heard the news that PCC was building a new LEED-certified educational center in Newberg, just down the street from our offices,” [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/pcc-keeps-jobs-local/
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PCC Foundation Scholars: Two long shots turn into sure things
- Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
- The PCC Foundation awards hundreds of scholarships every year to students who may not otherwise be able to afford an education. Here's a look at two of themhttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/sanchez-thompson/
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Squire named PCC Board chair, Harper vice chair
- Monday, July 19th, 2010
- Squire of Beaverton will serve as leader of the PCC Board through the 2010-11 year while Jim Harper of Northwest Portland will be vice chairhttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/board-chair/
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New veterans service officer helps PCC vets
- Sunday, July 18th, 2010
- Thanks to a 2009 state initiative, PCC welcomed State Veterans Service Officer Ron Kincaid to its campuses to assist returning veterans with benefitshttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/veterans-service-officer-helps/
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Gerontology Program adds Horticulture Therapy Certificate
- Thursday, July 15th, 2010
- The new Horticulture Therapy Certificate prepares students to work in diverse fields like pediatric, geriatric, psychiatric, vocational and medical rehabilitationhttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/horticulture-certificate/
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Jorgensen selected to national dental assisting board of directors
- Thursday, July 15th, 2010
- Virginia Jorgensen, dental assisting instructor at PCC, is one of six new board members for the national organizationhttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/jorgensen-board/
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Project Degree assists students in completing college
- Monday, July 12th, 2010
- The program is specifically designed for 18-26 year olds who have earned a high-school diploma or GED but still need pre-college level courses.http://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/project-degree/
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A learning project that took a village
- Monday, July 12th, 2010
- Community and college volunteers created a cob bench, eco-roof, water catchment system and rain garden, using reclaimed and locally sourced materialshttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/village-building-convergence/
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Public Affairs media and Web site report for June 2010
- Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
- In June, PCC's student speaker at graduation enjoyed plenty of the limelight from local and national media outletshttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/media-report/
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PCC-Rock Creek adds Occupational Therapy Assistant degree
- Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
- Part of the 2008 bond measure, the program expands the college’s allied health offerings on the westside of Portlandhttp://news.pcc.edu/2010/07/occupational-therapy/