Portland Community College To Host Diesel Day -05/02/23

Media are invited to cover area middle- and high school students sampling the latest in diesel service technology with great photo opportunities on Thursday, May 4

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Diesel Service Technology Program’s annual Diesel Day is set for the expansive Rock Creek Campus diesel shop on Thursday, May 4 with local companies on hand to demo the newest, high-tech equipment and heavy-duty trucks. Reps are leading informative career workshops for the estimated 500 students who have been invited to attend.
 

Hands-on learning sessions will be offered for students who wish to find out what today’s well-paid diesel technicians do in the field.
 

WHAT: College staff, students, partners and community members will be present for remarks and these sessions: 

• Engine disassembly
• Fuel System Testing
• Bobcat Skid Steer Operation
• Electrical Component Troubleshooting
• Industry information sessions
• BBQ lunch, door prizes and much more
   

WHO: Dr. Adrien Bennings, PCC President; Steve Callaway, Hillsboro Mayor; Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici; and Russ Dunnington, Faculty Department Chair, PCC Diesel Service Technology

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, May 4.

WHERE: PCC’s Rock Creek Campus (17705 NW Springville Rd). Follow the signs to Building 2, Room 117. Rock Creek Campus map. Free Parking in Lot A by Building 1.

WHY: PCC Diesel Service students and industry representatives attest to the importance of 

the college’s training program and the great paying jobs that await after graduation. Students can perform hands-on learning with heavy equipment and see the newest medium and heavy-duty trucks and talk with many employers from Daimler, Peterson CAT, Pape Equipment and Truck, Fed EX, Power Systems West and more.

CONTACT: For more information, contact Misty Bouse at (503) 481-6958.

 

About Portland Community College: Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and provides training, degree and certificate completion, and lifelong learning to more than 50,000 full- and part-time students in Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Columbia counties. PCC has four comprehensive campuses, 10 education centers or areas served, and approximately 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning.

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