News

Posted in January 2002

PCC's Alternative High School Program Sets Open House
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College's alternative high school program, PCC Prep, will hold open houses in February to introduce its services to the community. Posted January 28, 2002
PCC Purchases Property for New Southeast Center
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College's Southeast Center will move into a new home in the fall of 2003, if plans move ahead as expected. Posted January 28, 2002
Succeed at Piano with Innovative Class at PCC
SYLVANIA CAMPUS - Do you get nervous trying to learn how to play the piano? Relax, because there's a no-stress way to learn and Portland Community College has the classes to get students on the right track to piano proficiency. Posted January 28, 2002
Laid Off Workers Turn to PCC for Help
Across PCC's 1,500-square-mile district, people are getting layoff notices and are turning to the college for help. One PCC program, the Dislocated Worker Program, has served almost as many people in three months, between July and September, as it did all of the previous year. But there is hope. This college program for displaced workers has an 84 percent overall placement rate and every day moves people from unemployment to good-wage jobs. Posted January 25, 2002
Tribute to Actor Danny Glover Headlines 12th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films
NORTH PORTLAND - Portland Community College will celebrate Black History Month with a dynamic film festival. The Twelfth Annual Cascade Festival of African Films will feature 17 films and pay tribute to actor Danny Glover with two of his African features. Posted January 22, 2002
PCC's Microelectronics Program Receives NSF Grant
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Microelectronics Technology Program at Portland Community College has received a three-year, $649,815 grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education Program. Posted January 17, 2002
PCC Community Education Builds Projects in Mexico
PORTLAND, Ore. - A partnership between Northwest Medical Teams and Portland Community College is giving people life-changing adventures in Mexico. Posted January 17, 2002
V-Day 2002 Campaign at PCC to Focus on Domestic Violence
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Community College Sylvania Campus plans to fight violence towards women with an informative event. Posted January 17, 2002
Nothing to Fear
PCC Cascade student body president and Oregon Institute of Technology dual-enrollee David Lomax puts fear of failure behind him by taking an active role in campus politics. Posted January 10, 2002
Bush Visits Oregon, Lauds PCC Training Program
President Bush stopped in Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 5 to drum up support for his economic stimulus plan and renew the pledge to fight and conquer terrorism. Posted January 7, 2002