Financial access to higher education has become increasingly difficult as state funding diminishes, tuition escalates, and the costs of childcare, textbooks, transportation, and living expenses make it challenging for many to attend college. This makes CCC Foundation’s work to build scholarship funds vitally important. Many students are working one or more jobs while balancing family, community, volunteer, and personal commitments at the same time they are attending CCC.

As an institution that strives to provide affordable education, CCC tuition is one of the most reasonably priced community colleges in the state of Oregon. However, despite being more affordable than most, more students than ever are applying for financial aid. Last year, Clackamas Community College Foundation provided hundreds of scholarships, nearly $1,000,000 in 2023-24, to reduce the financial burdens for our college students.