Portland-Metro Veteran Resource Center

Our values:

• Collaboration - The PM-VRC seeks to build partnerships across the university, within local community organizations, and at national levels that provide a strong support network for military affiliated students at Oregon Tech.
• Academic Success - The PM-VRC understands that there are unique challenges and unique opportunities for this population of students and commits time and resources towards each individual student’s academic success. The PM-VRC is dedicated to helping relieve the stress that comes with the transition to being a student.
• Access - The PM-VRC actively works to identify barriers at the individual and institutional level and works with staff and faculty to provide solutions that are efficient, effective, and lasting. Highlighting and promoting access to all benefits of being a student at Oregon Tech Portland-Metro.
• Inclusivity - The PM-VRC strives to cultivate an environment that is inclusive and engaging for all student veterans, active duty members, family members, women, non-veterans, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and all racial groups, abilities, religious beliefs, and political views. The PM-VRC has a no-tolerance policy for discrimination or harmful behavior. The PM-VRC actively works towards increasing awareness and knowledge of the Oregon Tech community and how interconnected an individual's identity is to their success at the institution and in their personal lives.

How We Help Veterans and Family Members

Our job is to help get you registered, connected to educational funding, to help you navigate institutional processes, and to be your home base on the Portland-Metro campus.

We can:

The Portland Metro VRC program can be contacted via email: pmvrc@oit.edu