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2012 C AREERS E DITION
Clackamas Community College: Training, Services
la c k a m a s C o m m u n ity C o lle g e , w ith
th r e e c a m p u s e s in th e P o r tla n d m e tr o
a r e a , p r o v id e s e d u c a tio n a n d tr a in in g
f o r p e o p le in a ll s ta g e s o f lif e . C C C o ff e r s
tr a n s f e r c r e d it c la s s e s f o r th o s e w o r k in g
to w a r d d e g r e e s , d o z e n s o f c a r e e r a n d te c h -
n ic a l p r o g r a m s le a d in g to jo b s , w o r k f o r c e
s e r v ic e s a n d a d u lt b a s ic e d u c a tio n .
C C C ’s m a i n c a m p u s i s c o n v e n i e n t l y
lo c a te d in O r e g o n C ity, ju s t th r e e m ile s
f r o m I - 2 0 5 . O u r b e a u tif u l 1 6 5 - a c r e c a m p u s
is a h u b o f c o m m u n ity a c tiv ity in c lu d in g
s p o r ts , a r ts , e v e n ts a n d o u td o o r r e c r e a tio n .
C la s s e s a r e o ff e r e d d a y s , e v e n in g s , in c o n -
C
C e n te r a n d th e G r e e n L in e lig h t r a il.
C C C ’s
W ils o n v ille
cam pus
(th e
W ils o n v ille T r a in in g C e n te r ) , lo c a te d o n th e
e a s t s id e o f th e To w n C e n te r L o o p , s e r v e s
a s th e U tility T r a in in g C e n te r f o r e m p lo y e e s
o f a r e a u tilitie s in c lu d in g P o r tla n d G e n e r a l
E le c tr ic a n d P a c if iC o r p . W e o ff e r d e g r e e s
a n d c e rtific a te s in E n e rg y R e s o u rc e
M a n a g e m e n t. T h e W ils o n v ille c a m p u s a ls o
o ffe rs a g ro w in g n u m b e r o f a c a d e m ic
c o u rse s.
C C C h a s f o r m e d d e g r e e p a r tn e r s h ip p r o -
g r a m s w ith th r e e O r e g o n u n iv e r s ity p a r t-
n e r s . T h e s e p a r tn e r s h ip s a llo w s tu d e n ts to
b e jo in tly a d m itte d a n d
e n r o lle d a t b o th C C C a n d
o n e o f o u r f o u r- y e a r p a r t-
n ers:
O reg o n
S ta te
U n iv e r s ity, P o r tla n d S ta te
U n iv e r s ity a n d th e O r e g o n
I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y.
T h is p r o g r a m s a v e s s tu -
d e n ts th o u s a n d s o f d o lla r s
a n d p r o v id e s a s e a m le s s
p a th w a y to w a r d c o m p le -
tio n
of
a
b a c h e l o r ’s
d e g re e .
S c h o la r s h ip s p la y a n im p o r ta n t r o le in
c o lle g e s u c c e s s f o r h u n d r e d s o f C C C s tu -
d e n ts e v e r y y e a r. C C C is p r o u d to h a v e o n e
o f th e m o s t a c tiv e c o m m u n ity c o lle g e f o u n -
d a tio n s in th e s ta te , a w a r d in g m o r e th a n
$ 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 in s c h o la r s h ip s la s t y e a r. A n y o n e
w h o is e n r o lle d a t C C C , p la n s to e n r o ll a t
C C C o r tr a n s f e r f r o m C C C to a f o u r- y e a r
c o lle g e o r u n iv e r s ity ; h a s a 2 .0 G PA o r h ig h -
e r ; h a s a h ig h s c h o o l d ip lo m a , G E D o r h ig h
CCC has one of the most active
community college foundations
in the state, awarding more than
$600,000 in scholarships last
year
d e n s e d f o r m a ts a n d o n lin e to m e e t th e n e e d s
o f o u r s tu d e n ts .
C C C a t H a r m o n y C o m m u n ity C a m p u s is
w e ll- e q u ip p e d to tr a in s tu d e n ts f o r jo b s in
th e e x p a n d in g h e a lth c a r e f ie ld . H a r m o n y
h o u s e s th e th r iv in g h e a lth e d u c a tio n p r o -
g r a m s , a n d a ls o o ff e r s a f u ll a r r a y o f s tu d e n t
s e rv ic e s .
The
H arm o n y
C o m m u n ity
C a m p u s is c e n tra lly lo c a te d in N o rth
C la c k a m a s , c lo s e to th e C la c k a m a s To w n
CCC’s main campus is conveniently located in Oregon City, just three miles from
I-205.
s c h o o l e q u iv a le n c y c a n m e e t th e r e q u ir e -
m e n ts f o r a t le a s t o n e s c h o la r s h ip .
Ve te r a n s a r e a n im p o r ta n t p r io r ity a t C C C ,
a n d th e c o lle g e ’s Ve te r a n s E d u c a tio n a n d
T r a in in g C e n te r p r o v id e s v ita l s e r v ic e s to
m ilita r y v e te r a n s a n d th e ir f a m ilie s . T h e
c o lle g e is h o m e to th e A rm y S tro n g
C o m m u n ity C e n te r, p r o v id in g lif e r e s o u r c e s
to m ilita r y f a m ily m e m b e r s , a c tiv e m ilita r y
a n d v e te r a n s f r o m a ll b r a n c h e s o f th e s e r v -
ic e .
F o r m o r e in f o r m a tio n , v is it w w w .c la c k a -
m a s .e d u o r c a ll 5 0 3 - 5 9 4 - 3 1 6 2 .
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