Portland, Oregon · Public
Gerontology at Portland Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1% reported program-share signal, $10,405 school-wide net price, and $44,592 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 193 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~193
- Schools with reported signal
- 117
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 18.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,405/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $41,620
- Median debt
- $12,999
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $44,592/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1%), school-wide average net price ($10,405), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($44,592), and peer averages from 117 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 117 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 3.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,918 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,919 below). Together, those evidence points place Portland Community College in the top 21% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · 0.1% reported share · $4,456 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 0.0% reported share · $6,555 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.1% reported share · $6,376 net A+ CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $4,976 net A+ 
York County Community College Wells, ME · 3.0% reported share · $5,875 net A+ California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · 0.5% reported share · $9,338 net A+ 
Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI · 0.1% reported share · $6,513 net A+ California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · 0.1% reported share · $10,440 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Gerontology accounts for 1% of reported programs at Portland Community College, which is bigger than 92% of schools in this field set and 3.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 193 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Portland Community College's average net price is $10,405 per year, about $41,620 over four years. That is $7,918 below the $18,323 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $44,592 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,919 below the $57,511 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Portland Community College #25 of 117 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.