unitid 209746 · Portland, OR · public 2-year · city (large)
Portland Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 34,158
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
19,531
99th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
32%
undergrads on Pell grants
57th pctl among public 2-years
completion
18%
finish within 150% time
5th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$17,934
77th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$10,405
after aid, aided students
73rd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,592
after entry, Title IV students
84th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$12,999
86th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,937 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k10%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $21,961
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,220
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2,053 | $43,197 | $15,334 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 247 | $92,397 | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 219 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 127 | $44,981 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 106 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 87 | $64,804 | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 87 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 83 | $56,567 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 76 | $45,682 | $17,512 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 74 | $64,976 | $12,666 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 73 | $40,557 | $12,834 |
| Computer Programming. | 70 | $65,818 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.