Student Profile

Portland Community College enrolls more than 57,000 students in credit and noncredit instruction each year.  The following table reflects characteristics of students enrolled in fall 2025. 

  Credit Non-Credit
Female 56% 51%
Male 43% 24%
Sex not reported 1% 24%
White 49% 52%
Black/African-American 6% 5%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1% 1%
Asian 8% 10%
Pacific Islander 1% <1%
Hispanic/Latinx 23% 18%
International 1% <1%
Multi-Racial 7% 3%
Race/ethnicity not reported 4% 11%
Age under 20 years 30% 5%
Age 20-24 28% 8%
Age 25-29 15% 10%
Age 30+ 28% 77%

Student Right to Know

Approximately 2,085 first time in college, full-time enrolled, credential seeking students entered PCC in fall 2022.  By the end of three years, 19% of the students graduated from PCC and an additional 23% transferred to another post-secondary institution before completing a PCC credential.