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About PVCC

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a nonresidential two-year institution of higher education that serves Central Virginia - principally residents of the City of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson. Our scenic campus is located in Albemarle County, Virginia. We are one of 23 community Colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System (VCCS).

PVCC's impact on Central Virginia has been immense since our establishment in 1972:

  • More than 100,000 students have taken credit classes through our College and 25,000 have taken noncredit classes. Over 8,100 students have graduated from PVCC with an associate degree or certificate.
  • An estimated 10,000 students have transferred from PVCC to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor's degree, more than 2,000 to the University of Virginia.
  • More than 1,100 of our nursing students have become registered nurses with most working all or part of their career in our service region.
  • Businesses throughout Central Virginia also rely on our graduates to provide a skilled workforce.

PVCC is committed to providing access to a College Education for all who can benefit, the opportunity for each student to reach his or her potential, and excellence in our programs and services.

Piedmont Virginia Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees and certificates. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Piedmont Virginia Community College values the multicultural diversity of its students, faculty, and staff. We are committed to creating and nurturing a campus environment which both welcomes and empowers all individuals. We recognize cultural differences of background, experience, and national origin, and we seek to promote a genuine understanding of an appreciation for these differences. We seek as well to recognize and promote the common bonds of humanity which cross the boundaries of cultural difference.

  Opportunity. Access. Excellence.