Portland Community College offers lower division college transfer programs, occupational and technical programs, as well as community education programs. A public post-secondary institution, the college aims to provide affordable instruction to meet a variety of educational needs in the community. Most academic programs at the college allow you to transfer your credits to a four-year university. Other academic programs at the college award certificates that qualify you to find work in your chosen vocational field.
Located 20 minutes south of Portland in Oregon City, Clackamas Community College offers transfer degrees for those intending to transfer to a four-year university. The college also offers over 80 career and technical programs granting both short-term training certificates and two-year associate's degrees. Additional courses are available to help students complete receive their high school diplomas or GED. Campus employment and training services help current students and alumni find employment in their chosen fields.
Mount Hood Community College, which is 20 miles east of Portland, strives to equip students to succeed in a variety of job fields or in four-year universities. The college offers over 60 career and technical training programs at its main campus in Gresham, Oregon . Students can choose to follow short-term certificate or career degree tracks or pursue two-year associate's degree programs. Most academic courses at the college are designed to prepare students to enroll in universities or four-year colleges.
Home to Mount Hood Community College's nursing program, The Bruning Center for Allied Health offers associates degree and certificate programs for jobs in the health services industry. With state-of-the-art "smart" classrooms and a clinical skills lab, the school combines classroom instruction with practical hands-on training. The school awards degrees and certificates in the fields of medical assistance and dental hygiene. Students enrolled in The Bruning Center have access to all services of Mount Hood Community College, including career counseling.