Mt Hood Community College
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Located in Gresham, Oregon, Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is highly regarded for its affordable, accessible pathways to either immediate career entry or seamless transfer to four-year institutions. The college boasts exceptionally strong programs in Allied Health fields—such as nursing and dental hygiene—as well as highly regarded, niche programs in Funeral Service Education, Natural Resources technology, and Integrated Media. On campus, students experience a supportive, commuter-friendly, and diverse community defined by active student clubs, competitive athletics, and quick access to outdoor recreation near the Columbia River Gorge. What truly sets MHCC apart are its unique, hands-on learning facilities, which include a state-of-the-art planetarium and one of the region's only on-campus fisheries teaching hatcheries.
Wikipedia:Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is a public community college in Gresham, Oregon, United States, named after Mount Hood. Opened in 1966, MHCC enrolls around 30,000 students each year and offers classes at the 212-acre (86 ha) main campus in Gresham, as well as the Maywood Park Center in Portland, the Bruning Center for Allied Health Education, and at area public schools.
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