Facilities
There are three main campuses, which are larger facilities offering two-year degrees and a range of typical student services:
- Sylvania, opened in the Far Southwest neighborhood of Portland in 1968 and serves over 26,000 students annually
- Rock Creek, a 256-acre (104 ha) suburban campus, opened in 1976, near Hillsboro; it is also home to the Washington County Museum.
- Cascade, an urban campus, opened in 1971, and is located in the heart of North Portland
There are several centers throughout the Portland metropolitan area, which are smaller facilities offering more limited or specialized programs:
- Southeast Center, in the former home of the local U.S. Corps of Engineers headquarters
- Central Portland Workforce Training Center, located near OMSI
- Portland Metropolitan Workforce Training Center
- Willow Creek Center, opened in 2009 in Hillsboro It is located immediately adjacent to TriMet's Willow Creek Transit Center.
- Hillsboro Center, which serves about 500 students and moved to the Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility in 2010.
- Newberg Center, opened in fall 2011 and serving about 650 students
PCC is a member of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges, with its men's and women's basketball teams competing against those from the community colleges of Chemeketa, Clackamas, Mount Hood, Lane, Linn-Benton, Southwestern Oregon, and Umpqua.
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