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Piedmont Virginia Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• College transfer and workforce development are the core of the college's mission. Challenging coursework and a full range of support services are provided for students in both college transfer and workforce development programs. The first two years of baccalaureate study prepare students for success at four-year colleges and universities. Workforce development programs prepare students for successful careers and promote a skilled regional workforce by meeting the training and educational needs of employers. Programs and services in developmental education, general education, community service, and lifelong learning support and enhance the mission core and prepare students for success in life.
• Students come to PVCC because it is accessible. They can receive high quality education, interacting with caring and committed faculty members in small classes, at a price they can afford. They can work and go to school in the evenings and on weekends. Through our distance learning program, they can study any time and place they have access to the Internet.
• The college offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science degrees and Career Studies Certificate certificates.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Planners Want To Increase City Tree Canopy (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:46:39 am
  Charlottesville's Parks and Trail Planner joined neighbors at Piedmont Virginia Community College to talk about ways to increase the city's tree canopy.
• Disruptive speech to be panel’s topic at PVCC discussion (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:28:21 am
  An upcoming panel discussion at Piedmont Virginia Community College will explore disruptive political speech, such as U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson’s “you lie” outburst during a joint session of Congress and the anti-war slogans shouted by protesters during former President George W. Bush’s visit to Monticello last year.
• Jefferson renovations to begin in summer (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 04:26:03 am
  Those involved with the renovation of Charlottesville’s Jefferson School say construction should start this summer and the building should be ready for occupancy in 2012.
• PVCC Earns Top Honors for Tech Support (WCAV Charlottesville)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 03:29:13 pm
  Piedmont Virginia Community College has been awarded top honors in the fifth annual Digital Community Colleges Survey. PVCC was among the top ten mid-sized community colleges across the U.S. that offer exceptional technology support to students and educators.
• Woman to share family’s diploma success stories (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 04:21:58 am
  Pam Graves knew that if she wanted to make a better life for her daughter it meant getting her GED.

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