Pioneer Pacific College

Pioneer Pacific College began in 1981 as an electronics school in Corvallis, Oregon, named Skilltronics. Founded by Irene and James Childears, the training school was moved to Wilsonville in 1983. Pacific Education Corporation purchased Skilltronics in 1989 and changed the name to Pioneer Pacific College with accreditation coming in 1995. In 1999, the college added a campus in Clackamas and moved the main campus to a larger facility in 2000. Pioneer Pacific started a criminal justice program in 2002 that offered an associate degree at its Wilsonville campus. Also in 2002, the school established a campus in Lane County adjacent to the University of Oregon, with the campus relocating the next year to Springfield. Bachelor's degrees were added in 2004, first with information technology and then others in 2005. As of 2007, the school had 1,287 students with 250 graduating each year. ==Campuses==

Pioneer Pacific College had three campus locations in the Portland Metro and surrounding areas including Beaverton, and Springfield, in addition to a facility for culinary arts in downtown Portland. Pioneer Pacific's main campus was in Beaverton. The Beaverton, OR campus offered courses in legal studies and healthcare. The campus location was opened in August 2015 and granted approval by the ACICS. The Lane County campus was located in Springfield's Gateway District on Sports Way and was housed in a two-story building with of space. Seventy-three percent of students attended full-time and the school employed 119 teachers, of which 41% were full-time faculty members. == Academics ==

Pioneer Pacific College offered several degree and diploma programs in the healthcare, business, and legal fields. Online/Hybrid Courses were also available through an online platform. The school was accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools since 1995. == Closure ==

Pioneer Pacific College in Springfield, Beaverton, and Portland, including Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland, closed on approximately July 31, 2020. ==References==