Multicultural Center

The Multicultural Center (MCC) provides opportunities for students to learn about, honor, and embrace their histories, lives, and whole self. We achieve this by providing a physical space in the Wacheno Welcome Center on the Oregon City campus, supporting identity-based clubs, offering leadership opportunities in the MCC, and hosting social and educational events.

We hope that during your time at Clackamas Community College you are able to find community and achieve your educational goals. We are eager to learn how we can best support you within the Multicultural Center, whether that’s learning more about yourself, finding common ground through shared identities, or developing your leadership skills. We look forward to seeing you at either in the Center or at one of our events!

Club Meeting Schedules

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI): Wednesdays, noon - 1 p.m., Multicultural Center, Wacheno Welcome Center 161
Black Student Union (BSU): Tuesdays, noon – 1 p.m., Multicultural Center, Wacheno Welcome Center 161
Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA): Thursdays, noon – 1 p.m., Multicultural Center, Wacheno Welcome Center 161
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Mondays, noon – 1 p.m., Multicultural Center, Wacheno Welcome Center 161
Slavs and Friends: Tuesdays, noon – 1 p.m., Multicultural Center, Wacheno Welcome Center 161

Upcoming events

Sep 29 2026

MCC Fall Open House

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Multicultural Center, WC 161

The Multicultural Center invites you to our semi-annual open house! Come meet new people and make a bracelet, check out the space, learn about our fall programs calendar, and meet our team. We’ll be serving light refreshments and drinks. Stop by anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. We’re located in the Wacheno Welcome Center, room 161, on the Oregon City campus. Please email mcambassadors@clackamas.edu if you have any questions.
Oct 8 2026

National Coming Out Day with GSA

Thursday, Oct. 8, Noon – 1 p.m., Wacheno Welcome Center Mall

Join CCC’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) as they celebrate National Coming Out Day! We’ll be meeting up to honor this year’s theme, Joy is Resistance. We’ll get to build community and share stories of queer joy and resistance with one another, meet supportive staff and faculty, and make personalized pronoun pins. We’re celebrating on Thursday, Oct. 8 from noon – 1 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, Room 161, located in the Wacheno Welcome Center on the Oregon City campus.
Oct 10 2026

Join us for Indigenous Peoples Day!

When: Saturday, Oct. 10, noon- 4 p.m.
Where: Niemeyer Center, Oregon City campus, 19600 Molalla Ave., Oregon City, OR
Join us for the 5th annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.
Get Free Tickets!
Oct 13 2026

Hispanic Heritage Month

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 3 – 4 p.m. | Dance Studio, Randall Hall 208

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Multicultural Center is bringing you a beginner dance class! Join us on Tuesday, October 13 for a beginner bachata class, taught by former CCC student Alexander Esqueda. We welcome anyone of any skill level to join us for this beginner dance class. No experience or partner is required to attend; just a good attitude and a desire to have some fun. The class will be held in the Dance Room of Randall, 208, and is free. We hope to see you there!
Oct 22 2026

MCC Book Group: October

Thursday, Oct. 22, 4 – 5:30 p.m. | Multicultural Center, WC 161
Join the Multicultural Center for our October Book Group, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery. From Goodreads, "set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it." We welcome anyone and everyone to the group; whether you only come in October, come every month, have finished the book, or not even started. Though, we can't promise our conversation will be spoiler free!
We'll be discussion Slewfoot on Thursday, October 22 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, located in the Wacheno Welcome Center, WC 161. There will be light snacks and refreshments available. You can find this book at your local library or bookstore. Ten free copies are available in the MCC on a first-come, first-served basis. We got our copies from White Rabbit in Oregon City.
Oct 28 2026

Brownies and Ballots

Wednesday, Oct. 28, noon – 1 p.m. and 3 – 4 p.m. | The Living Room, Dye Learning Center

Join the Multicultural Center, Library, and Student Life & Leadership for a casual, drop-in program where you can fill out your ballot, learn how to research candidates and ballot measures, and build community with your peers. Light drinks and snacks will be provided. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, Oct. 28, either noon – 1 p.m. or 3 – 4 p.m. in The Living Room section of the Dye Learning Center, on the Oregon City campus. Please note that this is a nonpartisan event. There will be no debates or voting persuasions taking place.
Sep 23 2026

Dia de los Muertos

Thursday, Oct. 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Wacheno Welcome Center Mall and Harmony Resource Center
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a predominantly Mexican holiday that welcomes loved ones who have died back to the land of the living. The Multicultural Center wants to honor this holiday tradition with you! From Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Tuesday, Nov. 3 we’ll have altar displays on all three campuses. Then, on Thursday, Oct. 29, we will celebrate Día de los Muertos with events at the Harmony and Oregon City campuses. We’ll paint sugar skulls on rocks, handmake marigold flowers, and socialize with each other over light refreshments. We hope to see you participate in one, if not both events! Please email mcambassadors@clackamas.edu with any questions.

Spirit Room

Wacheno Welcome Center | Room 156 | Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

A well-lit open room with shelves, chairs and a wide-screen monitor

The Spirit Room is a space for quiet prayer, meditation, reflection, or contemplation. It is non-sectarian and can be used by anyone in our community. Inside you will find prayer rugs, meditation cushions, and yoga mats. Please be respectful of the original intentions of this room while using it, and enjoy!