Located in Portland, Oregon, Portland Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 20,861 students in fall 2024.
Portland Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 79 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Welding Technology. It awarded 4,543 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
20,861
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
4,543
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
79
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 79
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
2,767
Certificates under 1 year
1,356
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
358
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
62
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,861
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,861
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
37,434
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Dr. Adrien Bennings
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact