Pitt Community College
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Nickname | PCC |
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Mascot | Bruiser |
Website | www.pittcc.edu |
Pitt Community College (PCC) is a
History
PCC was chartered and designated by the North Carolina State Board of Education as an industrial education center in March, 1961. The college began its operation as Pitt Industrial Education Center during the same year. Dr. Lloyd Spaulding served as the director of the center. The programs developed and expanded, and in 1964, the school was designated a technical institute by the State Board of Education. The name was changed in July, 1964, to Pitt Technical Institute, and it opened in its new facility, the Vernon E. White Building, in September, 1964, with nine curricula and 96 students.[1]
PCC first received
A vocational education classroom and lab/shop building, the A.B. Whitley Building, was opened in February, 1990. The 32,300-square-foot (3,000 m2) facility provides space for the following programs: Machining Technology, Electronic Servicing, Electronic Engineering Technology, Architectural Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Industrial Construction Technology. The Industrial and Construction Technology Division office is located in the Whitley Building. The Planning and Research Department is also located in the building.
In 1997, Pitt Community College, as well as the entire North Carolina Community College system, converted from a quarter system to a semester system.[3]
Academics
PCC offers 3,000 classes via the Internet, 465 hybrid classes, and 2,700 traditional courses. As of 2021, 10,322 curriculum students and 6,490 continuing education students were enrolled.
Student life
The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Bulldogs.
Notable people
- Cleveland Indians.
References
- ^ a b c d e Home: About PCC @ Pitt CC
- ^ "Commission on Colleges". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ^ "A History of the VLC". Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ "Academic Programs at Pitt CC". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-26.