Portland Community College has four comprehensive locations that are large, full-service campuses, offering university transfer courses, professional-technical career training, libraries, bookstores and student services. In addition to the main campuses and online learning options, the college features ten centers, and hundreds of independent locations throughout the community that offer courses, training and student support services.
Cascade Campus
705 N. Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97217
pcc.edu/cascade
PCC’s Cascade Campus is located in the heart of North Portland and serves about 17,300 students each year. Its neighborhood is diverse, lively and close-knit. The campus offers a full array of educational offerings, including the first two years of the university courses where students can earn an associate degree and a wide array of career-technical degrees and certificate offerings. Cascade is home to many of PCC's healthcare training programs like fire protection, emergency medical services, medical assisting and more.
Rock Creek Campus
17705 NW Springville Road
Portland, OR 97229-1744
pcc.edu/rockcreek
While Rock Creek has a Portland address, it sits about 12 miles west of downtown in the rapidly growing Beaverton-Hillsboro area of Washington County. The 260-acre campus provides a beautiful setting for both college transfer and career-technical programs and annually serves nearly 20,000 students. The campus, which is home to a fully functioning farm for the Veterinary Technology Program, provides a model for partnerships with area high schools. A newly renovated science and technology building houses classroom and laboratory instruction, and a new dealer service facility trains students to become a qualified Caterpillar service technician.
Southeast Campus
2305 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97216
pcc.edu/southeast
Thanks to the bond measure passed by voters in 2008, Southeast Campus has more than doubled its size from 94,000 to 200,000 square feet and expanded its class offerings, allowing its 11,600 students to complete an associate or transfer degree without traveling to another campus. A rich blend of culture is reflected in the community the campus serves, including a growing number of Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Latino, Russian and Ukrainian families. More than 48 languages are spoken on the 18-acre campus. Southeast is home to many cultural and community events, including Jade International Night Market in August.
Sylvania Campus
12000 SW 49th Avenue
Portland, OR 97219-7132
pcc.edu/sylvania
The Sylvania Campus is located in southwest Portland between Tigard and Lake Oswego. As the oldest and largest of the PCC campuses, Sylvania has many unique features and specialized programs. An impressive fitness venue, a state-of-the-art theater facility (the Performing Arts Center), and an innovative MakerLab for students to create anything their minds can envision are just a few of the many amazing places to visit while on campus. Sylvania is the place for innovation, community collaboration, and individual growth.
CLIMB Center for Advancement
1626 SE Water Avenue
Portland, OR 97214-3336
pcc.edu/locations/central/
The CLIMB Center for Advancement is a 31,000-square-foot facility near OMSI in central eastside Portland. CLIMB, which stands for Continuous Learning for Individuals, Management and Business, offers continuing education and professional training for health professionals, small business owners, managers and work teams. The center provides access to a broad range of training areas and facilities that meet the latest in industry standards and technical capabilities.
Hillsboro Education Center
775 SE Baseline Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
pcc.edu/hillsboro
Located in downtown Hillsboro, the center houses four classrooms with state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment and a 30-station computer lab. A variety of transfer courses are offered along with classes in computers and graphic design. Pre-college reading, writing and math are also offered. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes are scheduled throughout the year. Academic advising and placement testing are available during normal business hours.
Newberg Center
135 Werth Boulevard
Newberg, OR 97132
pcc.edu/newberg
Opened in 2011, the Newberg Center is ranked LEED Platinum for its sustainability features. It is approximately 12,000 square feet and includes five classrooms, a conference room, administrative space and a reception area. The college offers credit and non-credit courses, including arts and letters, social science, math, science, developmental reading, writing, and math, computers and business.
Opportunity Center at 42nd Avenue
4299 NE Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97218
pcc.edu/locations/42nd-ave/
Located in northeast Portland, the 50,000 square-foot Opportunity Center at 42nd Avenue is a hub connecting community members, employers and social service partners with the college. The center offers a range of programs that allow people to transform their lives through education and career track employment, including on-site programs in advanced manufacturing and healthcare. The center hosts the Small Business Development Center, the Native American Youth and Family Center, and the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Swan Island Trades Center
6400 N. Cutter Circle
Portland, OR 97217
pcc.edu/swan-island
The Swan Island Trades Center is a 20,000-square-foot facility housing the college’s Apprenticeship and Trades department (Facilities Maintenance Technology – HVAC/R, Electrical Trades/Apprenticeship and Fiber Optics). The center and nearby Cascade Campus, along with expertise from PCC’s CLIMB Center, coordinate continuing education, training, retraining and professional development for Swan Island businesses at this location.
Willow Creek Opportunity Center
241 SW Edgeway Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006
pcc.edu/willowcreek
The Willow Creek Opportunity Center in Washington County is a 100,000 square-foot educational center that serves as a one-stop destination for the unemployed and under-employed, and houses programs from the old Washington County Workforce Training Center and partner agencies. Programming at the site, located on TriMet’s Blue Max Line, includes high school equivalency testing and classes, certified nursing assistant training, medical assisting and emergency medical services.
Columbia County Center
34001 NE Wagner Ct.
Scappoose, OR 97056
pcc.edu/locations/columbia-county
The location houses PCC’s OMIC Training Center, which connects students to careers in advanced manufacturing and offers skills training. The new training facility, which is the college's first permanent physical location in Columbia County, hosts a range of educational opportunities and routinely collaborates with industry partners and school districts.