PCC Professional Development and Training

🤖 AI is changing how we work. What could it help you do better?

This fall, PCC Professional Development & Training offers practical opportunities to explore AI in the workplace, including:

✨ AI in Project Management
💻 Leveraging AI to Enhance Work
📚 Enhancing Teaching with AI: Tools & Strategies for Educators

Whether you manage projects, teach, work in business, or simply want to understand what’s possible, these courses can help you turn curiosity into practical skills.

Explore our fall courses here: https://tinyurl.com/yzx96hr8.

"🌿 Ready to grow your cannabis career?

PCC, in partnership with Green Flower, offers industry-focused cannabis education designed to help you build knowledge, develop practical skills, and prepare for opportunities across the cannabis industry.

Whether you’re exploring the field or expanding your existing skills, discover training designed with today’s cannabis workforce in mind.

Explore PCC’s cannabis programs:
https://www.pcc.edu/professional/professional-development/cannabis-education-studies/

🚀 NEW THIS FALL: Build your project management toolkit.

PCC’s new Project Management Micro-Credential brings four courses together to help you strengthen the skills behind successful projects—from planning and managing work to using AI and building high-performing teams.

The series includes:
📋 Project Management Fundamentals — Oct. 8
📈 Intermediate Project Management — Oct. 19
🤖 AI in Project Management — Nov. 6
🚀 High-Performing Project Teams — Nov. 16

Whether you’re new to project management or ready to build on your experience, this pathway gives you a focused way to keep growing.

Learn more and register: https://tinyurl.com/22mnu8hs

Project Management | Education for professionals at PCC Advance your career with job-ready project management skills you can use immediately. Projects power today's organizations, whether you’re leading a new initiative, improving operations, or managing change. This flexible, hands-on...

📣 Our FY2026 Annual Report is here!

What happens when you invest in people?

You build skills.
You strengthen organizations.
You transform communities.

This past year, our Professional Development & Training team partnered with businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations to deliver training that meets people and organizations where they are.

Our FY2026 Annual Report highlights the partnerships, programs, people, and impact that made this year a success.

📊 Explore the numbers.
🤝 Meet the partners.
🎓 See the programs.
💡 Discover the impact.

Read our FY2026 Annual Report
(https://tinyurl.com/5y4ys6tj) and see what we accomplished together!

Portland Community College

🍂 Make this fall a season of growth.

Looking to build new skills, advance your career, explore a new interest, or bring fresh ideas to your workplace?

PCC Professional Development & Training has a wide variety of fall continuing education opportunities designed to help you move forward—from AI, leadership, and project management to grant writing, trades, behavioral health, herbalism, real estate, and more.

Whether you're investing in your career, working toward a new credential, or simply ready to learn something new, there's a class waiting for you.

🔎 Explore our fall lineup and find your next opportunity: https://tinyurl.com/2pbczzc7.

What happens when a massage therapist notices something working with her clients—and follows that curiosity?

For Stephanie Mcbride, that curiosity led to Grounding Gear, a weighted compression tool she developed through her clinical work. Today, she’s sharing what she’s learned with fellow massage therapists through a class at PCC.

Join Stephanie for Nervous System, Lymph Flow & Inflammation Support and explore approaches to regulating the nervous system, supporting lymphatic flow and decreasing inflammation—while learning how Grounding Gear can complement therapeutic interventions.

📅 October 16, 2026
⏰ 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
📍 PCC Sylvania Campus
🎓 0.4 CEU
💲 $189

Read Stephanie’s story in Oregon Voyager, then join her at PCC to learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4892tahb.

👉 Register now for Nervous System, Lymph Flow & Inflammation Support at PCC this fall: https://www.pcc.edu/schedule/fall/mass/ceu4097/.

Inspiring Conversations with Stephanie McBride of Grounding Gear Today we’d like to introduce you to Stephanie McBride. Stephanie, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?I am a licensed massage therapist and the creator of Grounding Gear, a weighted compression pack I developed in 2018 to support clients...

🍂 Ready to reset and reconnect this fall?

What can yoga and Ayurveda teach us about listening to our bodies and finding greater balance?

Join us for a FREE live Zoom webinar:

📅 Tuesday, September 1
⏰ 7 p.m. Pacific
💻 Live on Zoom — FREE!

Discover practical Ayurvedic and yoga-inspired practices for the changing season, including:

🌿 Seasonal foods, spices and herbal teas
🧘 Yoga, breathwork and mindfulness practices
🍂 Ayurvedic approaches to seasonal living
💛 Self-care practices to help you feel grounded and renewed

Whether you're new to Ayurveda or already have a yoga practice, you'll leave with ideas you can begin exploring right away.

And if you're ready to go deeper, learn about PCC's 200-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training and Ayurveda Health Advisor Program, with classes beginning September 22.

👉 Read more through the link below.

Deepen Your Yoga Practice with Ayurveda—Free Info Session Have you ever wondered what it would be like to deepen your yoga practice—not just physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually?

Whether you’re growing your career or strengthening your team, project management skills are in high demand.

Portland Community College offers classes designed for both career changers and corporate teams who want practical, real-world training, not just theory.

You’ll learn how to plan projects, manage timelines, improve communication, and deliver results with confidence.

It’s a great fit if you’re:
✔ Starting a new career path
✔ Upskilling your team at work
✔ Looking to become more confident in project leadership

Enroll today: pcc.edu/projectmanagement!

🏢 Interested in a career in property management?

There are still seats available in PCC’s Property Manager Real Estate course and enrollment is currently lower than expected for this term.

If you’ve been thinking about getting started or leveling up in real estate, this is a great time to jump in.

📚 Flexible training
📍 Career-focused curriculum
📈 Strong industry demand

Register today to secure your spot: https://www.pcc.edu/schedule/summer/ree/ceu3672/.

🔥 PCC is launching a brand-new Chainsaw Training Series this summer — and spots are filling fast!

If you work in landscaping, tree care, or arboriculture (or know someone who does), this is hands-on, practical training you don't want to miss.

Here's what's coming up at Rock Creek Campus:
🗓 July 17 — Chainsaw Maintenance
🗓 July 24 — Chainsaw Cutting System Maintenance: Saw Chain Sharpening
🗓 July 31 — Chainsaw Safety & Cutting Techniques
🗓 August 7 — The Principles & Practice of Tree Felling

All sessions run 8:00 AM – 2:20 PM.

Enrolling your crew? Reach out about our team contract option.

👉 Register early — seats are limited! Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-WXaBtbScKANXJyICP_4FHqtK4h6KigoTdViZLKXa9J-9cA/viewform.