News

Posted in July 2004

PCC earns financial reporting award
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). Posted July 27, 2004
PCC fall class schedule due out at end of July
PORTLAND, Ore. - The fall PCC Schedule of Classes will arrive in mailboxes to district-area residents in late July. Portland Community College's academic year begins Monday, Sept. 27 at Portland Community College. The fall term mailing of the class schedule will allow students to plan the rest of their academic calendar year with PCC. Posted July 21, 2004
PCC Board selects Lim to fill Zone 6 vacancy
PORTLAND, Ore. - Jaime Lim has been selected as the new board member for Zone 6 (Washington County) for the Board of Directors of Portland Community College. He was sworn in by PCC District President Preston Pulliams on July 15 and will serve the remainder of the term through June 30, 2005. Lim replaces Maureen Breckenridge, who resigned from her position in May. Posted July 21, 2004
PCC Distance Learning receives $188,000 grant
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Distance Learning program at Portland Community College earned a grant of $187,906 to improve and expand distance learning services to residents throughout Multnomah County. Posted July 21, 2004
New Computer Resource Center District Web Site is now available
The New Computer Resource Center District Web Site is now available @ www.pcc.edu/crc. Please peruse the site and examine the […] Posted July 14, 2004
Family business grows up
YoCream International partnered with PCC to obtain a grant for workforce skill development. The grant was used to set up a Total Quality Management program including performance measures and employee training. The company has seen significant improvements in efficiency and quality and is well positioned for continued growth. Posted July 9, 2004
Consortium offers high-tech training for non-native English speakers
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Portland Community College and a consortium of circuit board manufacturers in Washington County are offering non-native English speakers a skills program that will allow them a pathway into the high-tech field. Posted July 9, 2004
PCC Northeast One Stop Center relocates
PORTLAND, Ore. Portland Community College's Workforce Network Northeast One Stop, located at 3034 Martin Luther King Blvd., is relocating to the Goalpost One Stop at 6443 North Lombard, 503-240-5600; and the Metro One Stop at 5600 N.E. 42nd Ave., 503-943-2000. Posted July 7, 2004
Prescription for success: 'Transition' students benefit from Kaiser-PCC partnership
Kaiser Permanente has been helping single parents and displaced homemakers return to school by providing health care coverage to them and their dependents since 1990. The partnership helps two programs at PCC New Directions at the Rock Creek Campus and Project Independence at Cascade Campus. Posted July 2, 2004
Overcome public speaking fears with PCC non-credit class
PORTLAND, Ore. - They say the fear of public speaking is worse than the fear of death. Be afraid no longer. Portland Community College can help you gain the confidence you need to speak in public with a non-credit class. Posted July 1, 2004