Education at Portland Community College

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Portland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 22,904 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Portland Community College Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Education

Portland Community College Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Portland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Portland Community College.

Portland Community College Education Associate’s Program

82% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Portland Community College are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Portland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland Community College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Portland Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	9
General Education	4

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Teacher Assistants	20,430	$32,210
Elementary School Teachers	15,430	$67,910
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Preschool Teachers	7,100	$30,400
Middle School Teachers	6,300	$75,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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