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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Portland Community College is $10,080 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Portland Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
59% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,351 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $10,080 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $5,351 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Portland Community College offers 85 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 4,793 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 12 Weeks Certificate | 7 | 2 | 75 |
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 41 | 4 | 653 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 27 | 5 | 331 |
| 4 Years Certificate | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Total | 85 | 11 | 4,793 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 75 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
- 653 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 331 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 31 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
- 3,703 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 44 completers | - |
| Computer Programming, Specific Applications | ✔ | 37 | - |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | ✔ | 7 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 21 completers | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Total | 75 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers [+] | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
| Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Total | 31 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 19,400 students are attending at Portland Community College. There are 381 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 995 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 (5.88%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 1,527 (full-time) and 1,200 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Portland Community College is 17% and transfer-out rate is 20%. The retention rate is 56% at the school.
| Student Population | 19,400 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 17% |
| Number of Faculty | 1,376 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
Student Population at Portland CC
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 21,029 students enrolled into Portland Community College. By gender, 8,882 male and 12,147 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Portland Community College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,029 | 8,882 | 12,147 |
| Full-time | 8,330 | 3,676 | 4,654 |
| Part-tme | 12,699 | 5,206 | 7,493 |
There are 11,498 White (54.68%), 1,034 Black/African American (4.92%), 3,895 Hispanic (18.52%), 1,649 Asian (7.84%), and 6,711 students with other races attending Portland Community College. 169 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,029 | 8,882 | 12,147 |
| American Indian/Native American | 126 | 47 | 79 |
| Asian | 1,649 | 695 | 954 |
| Black/African American | 1,034 | 431 | 603 |
| Hispanic | 3,895 | 1,485 | 2,410 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 137 | 60 | 77 |
| White | 11,498 | 5,027 | 6,471 |
| Two More | 1,446 | 582 | 864 |
| Un-Known | 1,075 | 480 | 595 |
| Non-resident Alien | 169 | 75 | 94 |
Portland Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
12,370 students (58.82% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 4,723 students (22.46% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Portland Community College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 21,029 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 12,370 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 4,723 |
| Not in Online Courses | 3,936 |
By age range, at Portland Community College, 5,622 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.73% of total students), 5,887 students are aged below 20 (27.99%), 822 students are aged above 50 (6.09%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,029 | 8,882 | 12,147 |
| Under 18 | 1,364 | 560 | 804 |
| Age 18-19 | 4,523 | 2,018 | 2,505 |
| Age 20-21 | 2,986 | 1,335 | 1,651 |
| Age 22-24 | 2,636 | 1,132 | 1,504 |
| Age 25-29 | 3,485 | 1,413 | 2,072 |
| Age 30-34 | 2,336 | 998 | 1,338 |
| Age 35-39 | 1,451 | 559 | 892 |
| Age 40-49 | 1,425 | 553 | 872 |
| Age 50-64 | 640 | 248 | 392 |
| Over 64 | 182 | 65 | 117 |
| Age Un-Known | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Portland Community College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (12/1/1970 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Portland Community College.
12000 SW 49th Avenue, Portland, OR
971-722-6111