Mt Hood Community College
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(503) 491-6422
- Mt. Hood Community College affords all people a knowledge-based education, giving them the ability to make life choices; adapt to change; build strong communities; contribute to and derive benefit from the new economy; and become part of a skilled workforce.
School Highlights
Mt Hood Community College serves 28,000 students (33% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 46%.
Top Placements
Mt Hood Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Oregon for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 285 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Mt Hood Community College | (OR) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 285 staff | 108 staff |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 6 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Softball, Track and Field, VolleyballBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Being a student at Mt. Hood Community College means making changes, adjustments and adding new responsibilities to your daily lifestyle. The flexibility of a two-year college allows you to attend part time or full time, day, evening or weekend classes, as well as distance learning classes. MHCC costs less than a four-year college or university and allows you to transfer to a four-year college or university, if you wish to earn your bachelor`s degree. Your learning techniques and personal life schedule, will determine if full- time enrollment or part-time enrollment is best for you. Our advisers are here to help you decide which is best to achieve your educational goals
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Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Mt Hood Community College is Concorde Career College-Portland (12.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Concorde Career College-PortlandPrivate for-profit446 students | 12.40 Mi1425 NE Irving Street, Bldg 300
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 281-4181 12.40446 - Carrington College-PortlandPrivate for-profit234 students | 12.50 Mi2004 Lloyd Center, 3rd Fl.
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 761-6100 12.50234 - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-PortlandPrivate, for profit452 students | 13.80 Mi600 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 223-2245 13.80452 - Clark CollegePublic9,878 students | 15.00 Mi1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
(360) 992-2000 15.009,878 - 6,064 students | 15.70 Mi19600 Molalla Ave
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 594-6000 15.706,064
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