Virginia

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1972Midsize suburbSEVP certified
Piedmont Virginia Community College campus
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About

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a public community college in Charlottesville, Virginia. It offers associate degrees, certificates, continuing education, and workforce training. The campus is located in Albemarle County, Virginia, south of Charlottesville. As part of the statewide Virginia Community College System, PVCC serves the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. PVCC was chartered in 1972. PVCC has been accredited since 1974 by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$11,732
Estimated total for international students
US$23,188
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
US$5,219
Total cost for in-state students
US$16,675
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
3,045
International undergraduates
1%
Students per teacher
21 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate
35%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$43,860

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (34)

Associate's degrees16 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBiological and Physical SciencesBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesEducation, GeneralElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansEngineering, GeneralIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingVisual and Performing Arts, General
Undergraduate certificates18 subjects
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDesign and Applied ArtsEducation, GeneralElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.