Rise to Teach

Rise to Teach is a scholarship/student support program with a special focus on recruiting individuals from historically underrepresented communities to the teaching profession. The program is a partnership between PCC, Portland State University, Portland Public Schools (PPS), and Beaverton School District (BSD), and offers students who are committed to becoming teachers a supported pathway to earn their degrees starting at PCC and finishing at PSU. The majority of our students are first-generation college students.

Since the scholarship only covers tuition, your gift assists us in providing PCC students with small emergency grants to students who encounter financial difficulties to help them be able to continue their education, and with stipends to help cover the cost of books and other curriculum materials.

Join us as we work to raise $3,000 for the Rise to Teach on Big Give Day by making a gift now!

Thanks to the generosity of Anonymous donors, your gift to Rise to Teach can be double-matched. That means, for each $1 you give, it will be matched by $2, tripling your impact! (up to the first $1,000 in gifts)

Be sure to encourage your friends to do the same by sharing Big Give Day on social media using the hashtag #PCCBigGiveDay.

Thank you for helping us to support the development of more teachers for our local communities who will be strong advocates for inclusiveness and equity in education.