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Pacific Northwest College of Art

Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 N.W. Johnson Street
Portland, OR 97209

Official telephone: (503) 226-4391
Toll-free telephone: (888) 390 7499
Fax number: (503) 226-3587
Website: www.pnca.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 500
Full-time undergraduates: 452
Part-time undergraduates: 48
Total graduate students: 30
Full-time graduate students: 30
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 24
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 56%
First-year student breakdown:
2.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
10.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
15.0% Hispanic
72.5% White (non-Hispanic)
Undergraduate breakdown:
0.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
4.7% Hispanic
89.5% White (non-Hispanic)
0.7% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 3 acres
City or town school is located in: Portland
Population of city/town: 529,121
Online campus map: www.pnca.edu/studentlife/
facilities/

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 50%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 17%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 240
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Gordon Gilkey print collection.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Association with Portland Art Museum and permanent collection

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
Total number of registered organizations: 36
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Knitting club, Pizza Club, Film Club, Photo Club, Print exchange, Pancake clubhouse, dance club, Snowball throwing club, Sculpture club, Intermedia Club, Fluxus, Bike Repair club, Adventure club, Special Projects club.

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: PDX (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: 0