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PCC training gets people hired
Seifollah Mojab had been laid off from his first job in the U.S. when he spotted a flier advertising the Entry Level High Tech Skills Training Program, changing his life Posted August 9, 2010
Green option fuels engineering program
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Technology students will explore green technology and sustainability methods that will prepare them to practice sustainable engineering Posted August 5, 2010
Community Ed course has students starting their engines
PCC takes the wheel regional driver education classes Posted August 2, 2010
Help for returning veterans
Thanks to a 2009 state initiative, PCC welcomed State Veterans Service Officer Ron Kincaid to its campuses to assist returning veterans with benefits Posted July 18, 2010
Horticulture Therapy option sprouts
The new Horticulture Therapy Certificate prepares students to work in diverse fields like pediatric, geriatric, psychiatric, vocational and medical rehabilitation Posted July 15, 2010
A learning project that took a village
Community and college volunteers created a cob bench, eco-roof, water catchment system and rain garden, using reclaimed and locally sourced materials Posted July 12, 2010
PCC student makes, studies history
Caleb Spiegel has been awarded a summer scholarship prize from the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History, the only community college student to do it Posted July 1, 2010
VIDEO: New Rock Creek lab provides space, latest technology for students
Thanks to the bond, the college purchased 31 Dell Optiplex 760 computers, one of the first official bond projects to be completed on campus Posted June 24, 2010
Freightliner donates big rig to Diesel program
The $125,000 fuel-efficient truck will be used by students in the Diesel Technology Program at the Rock Creek Campus for their hands-on class work Posted June 11, 2010
Grad speaker's journey a story of survival, perseverance
PCC’s student speaker and Ford Scholar winner Miral Rezayee Bessed of Sherwood has survived rocket attacks and violence back home in Pakistan and Afghanistan and culture shock here in the U.S. to excel in education Posted May 29, 2010