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Public Administration & Social Service at Portland Community College

Public Administration & Social Service at Portland Community College

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what Portland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

Portland Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Portland Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Portland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Portland Community College.

Portland Community College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

94% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of public administration & social service associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Portland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration & social service graduates 13% 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 public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Human Services 4

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & social service 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
General and Operations Managers 32,960 $107,670
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Social and Human Service Assistants 6,630 $38,020
Medical and Health Services Managers 4,680 $118,730
Social and Community Service Managers 3,950 $63,590

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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