Portland Community College

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PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Portland, Oregon
Distance Learning Department
http://www.distance.pcc.edu

Portland Community College was founded in 1961. It is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. It first offered distance learning courses in 1981. In fall 2005, there were 5,732 students enrolled in distance learning courses. Institutionally administered financial aid is available to distance learners.
Services Distance learners have accessibility to academic advising, bookstore, career placement assistance, e-mail services, library services.
Contact Dennis Hitchcox, Programming Coordinator, Distance Education, Portland Community College, PO Box 19000, Portland, OR 97280-0990. Telephone: 503-977-4655. Fax: 503-977-4858. E-mail: [email protected].

DEGREES AND AWARDS

Programs offered do not lead to a degree or other formal award.

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS OFFERED OUTSIDE OF DEGREE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate —accounting and related services; aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering; allied health and medical assisting services; anthropology; biology; business administration, management and operations; business, management, and marketing related; business operations support and assistant services; computer and information sciences; computer and information sciences and support services related; computer science; computer software and media applications; dental support services and allied professions; developmental and child psychology; economics; education; English composition; fire protection; foods, nutrition, and related services; geography and cartography; health and physical education/fitness; health professions related; history; human development, family studies, and related services; marketing; mathematics; mathematics and statistics related; music; nursing; physical sciences related; psychology; real estate; social sciences; sociology; statistics; technical and business writing.
Non-credit —computer/information technology administration and management; computer programming; computer software and media applications; computer systems networking and telecommunications; creative writing; education related; health professions related; languages (foreign languages related); legal professions and studies related; pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration; psychology related.

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