Piedmont Virginia Community College

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Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a two-year higher education facility located near Monticello in Albemarle County. PVCC is one of 23 community colleges in the Virginia Community College System and opened its doors in 1972. Upon receiving an associates degree, many of its students transfer to other colleges and universities throughout the Commonwealth[1]

In 2010, PVCC opened the Stultz Center for Business and Career Development, a facility designed to provide classroom space, specifically for workforce development[2].

Locations

PVCC's main campus is located at 501 College Drive in Charlottesville, Virginia. It consists of the Main Building, the V. Earl Dickinson Building for Humanities and Social Sciences, the Kluge-Moses Science Building and the Stultz Center for Business and Career Development.

PVCC opened a center in Stanardsville, Virginia, in August 2012. The PVCC Eugene Giuseppe Center occupies the second floor of the Green County Library building and holds classrooms, labs, a community meeting room and other facilities. The College began offering classes there in fall 2012.

PVCC also opened a center in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, in January 2013. PVCC is housed on the ground floor in the historic Jefferson School building. The College offers day and evening classes at this facility and is developing a new associate degree program in culinary arts to offer there, starting in fall 2013 and pending approval.

Student Body

PVCC consists of a total of 5,684 undergraduates, 79% of which are part time students.

A PVCC student has been named the top community college student in Virginia in 2013, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2004 and 2001.

Growth

Since the College opened in 1972, more than 200,000 students have taken credit and noncredit classes, and PVCC has awarded more than 10,700 associate degrees and certificates. http://www.pvcc.edu/docs/college_profile.pdf

The school has 39 academic programs and almost 900 credit classes, with more than 230 classes (both credit and non-credit) offered online. The first online class from PVCC was offered in 2000. http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/article_233bc68f-2160-599b-b4c6-227cdd76b153.html

Workforce development

PVCC's Workforce Services Division educates over 3,000 students a year, and places half that number in positions at over 50 employers in the region[3]. PVCC has partnered with Dayton, Ohio-based Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development to launch a 10-week program to train would-be intelligence analysts for careers at Rivanna Station. [4] The school is making a concerted effort to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [5]


Board of Directors

References

  1. "Albemarle Training School - African-American Heritage VA." African American Heritage. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. 17 June 2009 <http://www.aaheritageva.org/>.
  2. "Workforce Center Open for Business at Community College | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville News, Sports, Business, Events and Jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 28 Apr. 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/workforce_center_open_for_business_at_community_college/55513/>.
  3. "Workforce Center Open for Business at Community College | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville News, Sports, Business, Events and Jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 28 Apr. 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/workforce_center_open_for_business_at_community_college/55513/>.
  4. Web. PVCC, ATIC Announce Partnership for Intelligence Training, Piedmont Virginia Community College, January 25, 2011, retrieved January 25, 2011.
  5. Web. PVCC wants more women, minorities in science and math programs, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, retrieved December 5, 2011.
  6. Web. PVCC - News Releases - New College Board Appointments, 23 August 2013, retrieved 23 August 2013.
  7. Web. PVCC - News Releases - New College Board Appointments, 23 August 2013, retrieved 23 August 2013.
  8. Web. PVCC - News Releases - New College Board Appointments, 23 August 2013, retrieved 23 August 2013.
  9. Web. About PVCC, Piedmont Virginia Community College, September 14, 2010, retrieved September 14, 2010.


External links

PVCC Website