Piedmont Virginia Community College
Locations
PVCC's main campus is 501 College Drive in Charlottesville, Virginia. It consists of the Main Building, the V. Earl Dickinson Building for Humanities and Social Sciences, the Keats 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 Greene County Library building and holds classrooms, labs, a community meeting room, and other facilities. The college began offering classes there in the fall of 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 has introduced a new associate degree program in culinary arts hosted there since 2013.
Student body
In 2020, PVCC enrolled 5,684 undergraduates, 79% part-time.
Academics
PVCC offers degrees and certificates to complete in two years or less, as well as degrees that prepare students for transfer to four-year schools to complete a bachelor's degree. Associate degrees generally take two years of full-time study to complete and require 60-72 credit hours. Certificates and Career Studies Certificates require 9-46 credit hours and one or two semesters to complete.
References
- ^ Butterworth, Craig (April 21, 2022). "Dr. Jean Runyon Hired to be President at Piedmont Virginia Community College". Virginia's Community Colleges. Richmond: Virginia Community College System. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ 2020-2021 College Profile
- ^ PVCC Brand & Style Manual (PDF)
- ^ "SACSCOG Accredited and Candidate List February 2020" (PDF). p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Strong, Ted (December 8, 2012). "PVCC expanding its off-campus footprint with Jefferson Center facility". The Daily Progress. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ 2014 PVCC Profile
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