Top Portland Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 5 top community colleges in Portland, Oregon, serving 38,217 students.
- Portland community colleges have a diversity score of 0.57, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), and the student:teacher ratio is 34:1.
Top Portland, OR Community Colleges (2020)
- College Location Students
- Carrington College-PortlandPrivate, for profit2004 Lloyd Center, 3rd Floor
Portland, OR 97232
(503)761-6100 100 students - Concorde Career College-PortlandPrivate, for profit1425 NE Irving Street, Bldg 300
Portland, OR 97232
(503)281-4181 804 students - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-PortlandPrivate, for profit600 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97205
(503)223-2245 452 students - 12000 SW 49th Avenue
Portland, OR 97219
(971)722-6111 36,700 students
Recent Articles
Savvy students are taking advantage of dual enrollment programs that allow them to take courses at community college and a four-year university concurrently. Learn about the benefits and how you can take advantage of these programs.
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
