Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.47
Liaison Briar Schoon
Submission Date Sept. 23, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Portland Community College
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Stephania Fregosi
Sustainability Analyst
Facilities Management Services
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Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s participation in federal TRIO programs:
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A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:

PCC participates in Federal Financial Aid and the PCC Foundation Office provides scholarship programs supporting students from low income backgrounds to attend college. Additionally, there are student services programs within the district such as the Transitions Program, Multicultural Center's Men of Color Mentoring Program, Oregon Leadership Institute, High School Equivalency Program, Future Connect, Middle College, TRIO and the ROOTS Student Support Services Program that provides tuition remission opportunities for students.


A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
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A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
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A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
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A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
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A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
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A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:

The PCC Dual Credit Program, in partnership with 46 high schools in 18 school districts,
enabled 4,284 students to earn college credits for work completed in high school in 2012.
The 26,243 college credits earned worth $2,073,197 in college tuition and fees at no cost to the students meant that on average, each student earned more than 5 credits and saved at least $484 in future college expenses.


A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:

Employers and sponsoring agencies paid all of or a portion of college expenses
for 2,310 students in 2011-12. Such arrangements, called third-party billing, totaled
$3,854,887. Financial aid supported college access for 50% of PCC degree-seeking students in 2012.


A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
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The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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