Portland Community College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
19,531 students
Larger than 96% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 34.7%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarQuarter
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Portland Community College, the largest reported group is White (49.7%), followed by Hispanic (23.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 8.1% | 6.4% |
| Black | 5.7% | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | 23.5% | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0% |
| White | 49.7% | 73.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Non-resident | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| Unknown | 4.2% | 7.1% |
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Did you know? Portland Community College
- $6,234average net price after grants for aided students, against $10,830 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $48,571median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 18%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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