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February 23. 2005
Community College Students Pushed Out
Mt. Hood Community College
President Robert Silverman
photo by
M ark W ashington TT he P ortland O bserver
Roosevelt High School In north Portland has announced new
measures to fight gangs.
New Rules at Roosevelt
High School Fight Gangs
Roosevelt High School in north this pursuit.”
Portland has announced new mea­
B e g in n in g T u e s d a y , th e
Roosevelt
cam pus will put more
sures to create an atmosphere for
each student to be successful.
em phasis on dem anding an ap­
Increasing gang violence near propriate atm osphere and appro­
the school and a desire to boost priate language in school hall­
achievement at the school has led w ays, insisting on student and
R oosevelt a d m in istra to rs and staff mutual respect.
teachers to take new steps to guar­
Roosevelt will close the cam ­
antee that kids are safe.
pus during the school day and
“We will not be satisfied until forbid all head coverings except
each and everyone of our stu­ for religious purposes. The use
dents are graduating at standard, o f sound recording devices will
prepared for life after high school not be allow ed during school. A
and fu rth e r e d u c a tio n .” said new su sp en sion strategy w ill
Roosevelt Principal Andy Kelly. support both good behavior and
“A safe environm ent is key to prom pt attendance.
Church Celebrates Black History
The 5th annual Lift Every Voice
series of workshops and concerts to
celebrate Black History Month be­
gins Sunday, Feb. 27 and continues
through Saturday. March 5 at Sharon
SDA Church, 5209 N.E. 22 Ave.
The free events features a re­
union theme and includes uplifting
anthems, spirituals and gospel se­
lections. For information, call 503-
287-7649 or visit www.sharons
dachurch.org.
Enrollment hurt
by higher tuition,
fewer courses
Fewer students have access to college because o f higher tuition costs, leading to a decline in
enrollment at community colleges around the state, including Mt. Hood Community College in
Gresham.
Rem em ber when attending
“Com m unity colleges are in a
com m unity college was an af­ statew ide at com m unity colleges,
fordable alternative to starting partly because of decreased state crisis situation as tens o f thou­
funding.
sands o f students have been shut
out at a four-year school?
The Oregon C om m unity C o l­ out o f our educational system ,”
Presidents from O regon’s 17
com m unity college rem em ber, lege Council o f Institutional Re­ said Dr. Robert Silverm an, presi­
which is why they held a news search found that if funding had dent of Mt. Hood Community Col­
conference to talk about new not been reduced by the legisla­ lege. “This study reinforces our
research that suggests tens of ture for the schools, com m unity belief that reduced state funding
thousands o f students are be­ colleges would be serving nearly has been a factor in decreased
65,000 more students then they enrollm ents. As a result o f re­
ing shut out o f an education.
duced state support, com m unity
Enrollm ent is on the decline currently are.
PCC Sees Gains and Loses
Enrollm ent at Portland C om ­ total students to 15,099 and 12.5
munity C o lleg e’s largest cam ­ percent in FTE. T he C ascade
pus in southw est Portland has C am pus at 705 N. K illingsw orth
gone dow n from a year ago but St. had a 6.7 percent grow th in
the school system had gains on total students to 6,630 and 9.9
o ther cam pus, including the percent increase in FTE.
C ascade Cam pus in north P ort­
T he R ock C re e k C a m p u s,
land during w inter term.
17705 N.W . Springville Rd., saw
The grow th in the student a m ixed bag in enrollm ent num ­
population at O regon’s largest bers. T he total headcount in ­
postsecondary institution for creased by 3.1 percent to 7,265
w inter term grew by 11.7 per­ w hile FTE dropped by 1.6 per­
cent in total headcount and 1.5 cent.
percent in full-tim e equivalent
T o ta l e n r o llm e n t on th e
stu d e n ts.
Sylvania C am pus, 12000 S.W .
The Extended Learning C am ­ 49th A ve., fell by 2.7 percent to
pus at 2305S.E. 82nd A ve.expe­ 12,368 w hile FTE dropped by 4.7
rienced a 29 percent grow th in percent.
diversity
colleges are being forced to in­
c re a se tu itio n and e lim in a te
courses in order to balance our
budgets. This is turn has shut
out many o f our students.”
During the 2001-2002 school
year, Oregon community colleges
served 406,931 students. By 2003-
2004, enrollm ent went dow n to
330,595 students.
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