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Portland Community College

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Don't envy us anymore - Student Affairs Portland Community College Employee Review

3.0
Feb 7, 2025
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Pros

Every employee plays a role in serve a valuable service to the community. Our mission is value driven and the purpose is to better the lives of others through education. It is rewarding and meaningful work.

Cons

Morale is at an all-time low at the start of 2025. Due to lack of leadership, and inconsistent direction. Meetings that have no results and the issue at hand can go on unaddressed literally for months to years. Favoritism still exists which makes the DEI focus disingenuous. Management and confidential positions have increased by 43% since 2012 while student enrollment decreased roughly 25%. The number of FT Faculty positions has decreased by 8% over that same time period. In addition, PCC currently spends $40M per year on management salaries, an 88% increase over the past decade!

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

-Work Life Balance -Benefits -Positive Work Culture -Union Protections

Cons

-Public Sector Pay Scale is what it is.

2.0
Feb 17, 2026
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Pros

The people. PCC hires many wonderful, talented, well-meaning people who really care about their community. Other pros include, flexibility like being able to choose your own schedule, and trust in hired employees to do their work on their terms.

Cons

Major con is how messy the entire college seems to be. Massive lack in any semblance of effective communication. Nobody seems to know whats going on and everyone is almost always on a different page. Company structure is always changing and people are never notified in an organized or timely manner. Everyone seems spread too thin regardless of what position they are in and nobody seems to have the time to get on the same page. Layoffs seem to be commonly caused by lack of planning and communication. Onboarding was practically nonexistent and as a new employee i basically had to figure out everything on my own without any guidance.

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