Pitt Community College (PCC) is a

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Winterville, North Carolina Winterville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,591 as of the 2020 census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area. History The Cox-Ange House and Renston Rural Historic District are li ...

in Pitt County. The college is part of the

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. It has an enrollment of over 9,000 undergraduate students with a total of 11,771 students enrolled in the Curriculum Program. Pitt Community College is

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by the

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to award

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History

PCC was chartered and designated by the

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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

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and 96 students. PCC first received

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from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1969. In 1979, the

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enacted a bill that changed Pitt Technical Institute to Pitt Community College. The change brought about the addition of the two-year University Transfer programs. A vocational education classroom and lab/shop building, the A.B. Whitley Building, was opened in February, 1990. The 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.

Academics

PCC offers 3,000 classes via the Internet, 465 hybrid classes, and 2,700 traditional courses. As of 2011, 11,771 curriculum students and 11,415 continuing education students were enrolled. The average class size in 2011 was 24 with a 17:1 student to faculty ratio. PCC offers 44 associate degree programs, certificate programs, 22

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programs, and 18 University Transfer programs leading to

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s at four-year institutions. Academic programs are divided into five categories:

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and

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and

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s, and

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and

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. PCC also has a large Adult Education and Community Service division.

Student life

The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Bulldogs.

Notable people

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is an outfielder with the

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References

External links

Official website
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