Portland Community College offers 132 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 16 major programs - 8 Certificate and 8 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,040 for Oregon residents and $10,080 for out-of-state students.

Total 8,669 students out of total 19,400 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,670 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Portland Community College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePortland Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address12000 SW 49th Avenue, Portland, OR
Online Students8,669 Enrolled Online Exclusively
5,746 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,040
Out-of-State$10,080
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total16 Programs
Certificate8 Programs
Associates8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Portland Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Oregon residents, the tuition & fees are $5,040 and $10,080 for non-Oregon residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $128 for Oregon residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,558$4,810$4,810$4,810$5,040
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$9,418$9,670$9,670$9,670$10,080
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$116$123$123$123$128
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$251$258$258$258$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Portland Community College offers 132 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 16 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Certificates, 8 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs88NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7557NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Programming, Specific Applications17 50 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceONLY IN CLASSROOM 48 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 1,177 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 876 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
GerontologyONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision29 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Management7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping99 35 NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems52 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Portland Community College, there are 19,400 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 14,415 students were attending classes through distance learning (8,669 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,746 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment19,400
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,669
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5,746
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,985

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 8,669 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 8,119 Oregon Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2 students living in the U.S. States other than Oregon, and 25 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,669
Oregon Resident8,119
Other State In U.S.2
Outside of U.S.25
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses8,669
Degree/Certificate Seeking8,144
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking525

Ratings & Review

Share your experiences and thoughts about Portland Community College. It will be a great help to applicants and prospective students!