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Long-Distance Residents Can Now Connect to PCC Toll-Free
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Community College has two new toll-free telephone numbers to help better serve residents. The new number for the TRAIL telephone registration system is 1-866-822-1010. To access the main PCC telephone number (503-244-6111), people may call 1-866-922-1010. The two new numbers are now in operation and ready for calls. The toll-free telephone numbers provide an easier way for residents in outlying communities in PCC’s district to call and register for classes.PCC is the largest institution of higher learning in the state, serving more than 940,000 residents in a five-county, 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon. The college, which enrolls almost 97,000 students annually, has three comprehensive campuses, which provide lower-division college transfer courses, two-year associate degree programs, professional and technical career training. The college’s Open Campus provides job training, adult education and life-long learning, including welfare-to-work and alternative high school programs. PCC offers classes at training centers and approximately 200 other locations throughout the district.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »