Portland Community College is a public community college located in Portland, OR. It offers 133 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 16 programs).
It is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Portland Community College is $5,220 for Oregon residents and $10,440 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Oregon public community colleges' average ($9,421).
The school has 20,861 students, which is higher than Oregon community collleges' average (1,285). In addition, 8,399 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Oregon community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Portland Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Oregon community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Portland Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 8 | 8 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 76 | 57 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Deaf Studies | |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Biotechnology | NOT OFFERED |
11 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Gerontology | NOT OFFERED |
8 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Human Services | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 20,861 students at Portland Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 8,752 male students and 11,281 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 20,033 | 8,116 | 11,917 |
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| Male Students | 8,752 | 3,706 | 5,046 |
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| Female Students | 11,281 | 4,410 | 6,871 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 20,861 total students, 14,880 students enrolled through distance learning (8,399 students enrolled exclusively and 6,481 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 20,861 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 8,399 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 6,481 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,981 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Portland Community College.