PVCC Educational Foundation Impact

We are focused on helping all students to realize their full potential as individuals, make better lives for themselves and their families, and contribute to the communities where they live and work. And YOU help make that happen!

Each year, PVCC benefits from the philanthropy of friends and supporters who are critical partners in our success. Gifts to the PVCC Educational Foundation enable the College to change the lives of students, meet local workforce development needs, and enhance the quality of life in our region.

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A glimpse at your impact in 2023

508 DONORS
Came together to make incredible things happen for PVCC.

$1.4 M DONATIONS
Given in all sizes by individuals, businesses, and foundations.

$2.3 M PROGRAM SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Provided financial support for scholarships and financial assistance, facilities enhancements, program expansion, student success initiatives, professional development for faculty and staff and more. 

THANKS TO YOU, PVCC students are able to achieve their dreams!

"My degree from PVCC will allow me to create a life that would otherwise be impossible. I'm a first-generation college student and no one in my family has been able to live comfortably for generations. My aspirations are to create a substantive life doing what I love and allow my family to experience prosperity. Your contributions to the Educational Foundation quite literally allow people, who would otherwise not be able, to create a new life for themselves and their families."

-Samuel H., scholarship recipient

THANKS TO YOU, PVCC achieved new and exciting milestones in the past year!

PVCC employees in front of construction site of new Bolick Center
PVCC continued construction on the Woodrow W. Bolick Advanced Technology and Student Success Center, scheduled to open in Fall 2024.

 

 
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PVCC expanded PVCC4U. 100%, a last dollar program covering all costs associated with tuition and fees for in-state students from low- and moderate-income families. The average award amount is $1,875. 

 

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Since 2006, 20 new academic programs and 12 new workforce programs have been started with private support dollars. Public funding covers less than 50% of the college's annual budget.
 
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671 students graduated from PVCC with at least one degree, certificate, or career studies certificate for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

 

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Network2Work@PVCC enrolled 254 job-seekers over the last year. Wage data demonstrates that six months after enrollment 63% of the participants were employed and experienced average wage gains of 80%.
 
Students working in PVCC Student Financial Resource Center
The PVCC Student Financial Resource Center helped students overcome financial hardships that put them at risk of continuing their education. 

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