Paul D Camp Community College
- Paul D Camp Community College (PDCCC) serves the cities of Franklin and Suffolk and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton. PDCCC offers small classes, individual attention, high academic standards and a commitment to your success. Caring, knowledgeable faculty members and counselors are here to encourage you to learn and take important steps to a better future for you, your family and our community. We also provide a wide array of workforce services and courses to help you advance. Career planning and placement assistance are readily available in partnership with the Opportunity Inc. One-Stop Workforce Center located in our Franklin Campus Workforce Development Center. PDCCC administrators and staff offer their expertise, skills and experience to their daily responsibilities and activities.
School Highlights
- Paul D Camp Community College serves 1,259 students (32% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is lower than the state community college average of 36:1.
- Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 43%.
- Paul D Camp Community College is the only community colleges within Franklin City County, VA.
- The nearest community college to Paul D Camp Community College is Roanoke-Chowan Community College (24.5 miles away).
Top Placements
Paul D Camp Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Virginia for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
School Overview
- The teacher population of 51 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Paul D Camp Community College | (VA) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 51 staff | 45 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 1,259 students | 1,577 students |
 | ||
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 25:1 | 36:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 399 students | 717 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 860 students | 860 students |
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| % American Indian/Alaskan | - | - |
| % Asian | - | 6% |
| % Hispanic | 1% | 8% |
| % Black | 48% | 22% |
| % White | 48% | 57% |
| % Hawaiian | 1% | 1% |
| % Two or more races | 1% | 2% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.54 | 0.62 |
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| College Completion Rate | 14% | 30% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $26,800 | $29,400 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Paul D. Camp Community College provides diverse educational and workforce learning opportunities that enhance the quality of life for students and citizens. Paul D. Camp Community College is an equal opportunity affirmative action institution of higher learning serving the cities of Franklin and Suffolk and the counties of Southampton and Isle of Wight in southeastern Virginia. The College is a member of the Virginia Community College System. The College offers occupational/technical programs, provides curricula in university parallel programs that facilitates transfer to senior institutions, provides a developmental studies program, enables students to strengthen general skills, conceptual abilities, and values needed to function competently in the community, workplace and diverse world, expand workforce training, expands partnerships for the development, growth and renewal of the service region and provides adequate personnel, financial resources, facilities and technology to support its programs and services.
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