Accreditations
Piedmont Virginia Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. 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.
PVCC's nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006; telephone number 212.363.5555). Its surgical technology and emergency medical services programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970, Chicago, IL; telephone number 312.553.9355).
The College is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for various federal funding programs and by the State Department of Education for the payment of veterans' benefits.
Campus
The campus of PVCC is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Interstate 64 and State Route 20. Entrance to the College is from State Route 20 onto College Drive. The College occupies 114 acres in the foothill country of Albemarle County near Monticello. The campus consists of the 105,000 square foot Main Building and the 36,500 square foot V. Earl Dickinson Building for Humanities and Social Sciences.
Economic Impact:
- For 2008-09, tuition and fees for a full academic year at PVCC averaged $2,584 compared to $7,582 at a four-year state college or university.
- More than twenty Virginia public and private four-year colleges and institutions have signed Guaranteed Admissions Agreements with PVCC, assuring baccalaureate degree access to associate degree graduates.
- 90 percent of Virginia Community College graduates successfully find jobs in-state.
Enrollment
The number of students enrolled in credit classes in the 2008-2009 academic year was 6,910. Since the College opened in 1972, more than 102,000 students have taken classes.
Established
1972
Faculty and Staff:
PVCC employs 64 full-time instructional faculty members, 23 administrative and non-teaching faculty and 65 classified staff. As many as 200 adjunct (part-time) instructors are hired each year. Faculty/Staff Searchable Directory
Hours of Operation
Normal operating hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For summer hours check the Welcome Center.
President
Dr. Frank Friedman Bio Photos
Service Area
The College's service region includes the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson, and the City of Charlottesville.
Tuition and Fees
Effective spring 2010, Virginia residents pay $102.65 per credit hour, and out-of-state residents pay $284.75 per credit hour. This includes a student activity fee of $1.40 per credit hour, an institutional fee of $1.25 cents per credit hour and a technology fee of $5.50 per credit hour.
For more details see Tuition and Fees
