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Swan Island Trades Center

6400 N Cutter Circle, Portland, OR 97217 | 971-722-5650
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Monday – Thursday: 8am-9pm

The Swan Island Trades Center is a 20,000-square-foot facility housing the college’s Apprenticeship and Trades department (Facilities Maintenance Technology – HVAC/R, Electrical Trades/Apprenticeship and Fiber Optics). The Center and nearby Cascade Campus, along with expertise from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s CLIMB Center, coordinate continuing education, training, retraining, and professional development for Swan Island businesses at this location.

Offered at Swan Island are the Facilities Maintenance Technology two-year degree; Facilities Maintenance Technology and HVAC Installers certificates; Millwright, Industrial Mechanics, Limited Maintenance Electrician, Manufacturing Plant Electrician, and Stationary Engineer apprenticeships; and the Limited Building Maintenance Electrician training program. The nearby Maritime Welding Training Center also offers a variety of Welding Technology options.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ bought the former Oregon Motor Pool Facility in 2010 with a vision of creating a trades facility within the industrial core of Swan Island to meet the needs of the businesses in the area. In 2012, the State Legislature authorized $1 million to go towards construction of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ center in addition to the $7.3 million earmarked from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s 2008 voter-approved $374 million bond.