Piedmont Virginia Community College
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.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $6,710
- Undergraduate enrollment: 6,578
- Graduation rate (150%): 39%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 37%
- Student to faculty ratio: 21:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $40,752
- Median earnings (8 years): $36,775
- Median earnings (6 years): $34,000
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Charlottesville, VA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Piedmont Virginia Community College include General Studies, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
- General Studies (182 associate)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other (145 bachelor's)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (92 bachelor's)
- Nursing (88 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (55 associate)
- Humanities (24 associate)
- Engineering (20 associate)
- Computer Science (39 associate)
- Education (17 associate)
- Radiologic Technology (19 associate)
Degree mix: Business 14%, Engineering 4%, Computer Science 9%, Health 73%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Piedmont Virginia Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,491 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $5,491
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $3,785
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $7,311
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $8,076
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $12,454
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,072
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $11,510
- Books and supplies: $1,400
- Off-campus room and board: $10,665
- Off-campus with family: $8,329
- Typical cost of attendance: $13,297
- Sticker vs net gap: 50%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 25%
- Federal loan recipients: 3%
- Average institutional grant: $1,777
- Average federal loan: $5,556
- Median debt at graduation: $8,750
Admissions
Piedmont Virginia Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 6,578
- Women: 57%
- Part-time undergraduates: 73%
- Age 25 and older: 24%
- Graduation rate: 39%
- Come back after freshman year: 68%
- First-generation: 45%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 35%
- Student to faculty: 21:1
- Professor salary: $83,817
- Associate professor salary: $75,505
- Assistant professor salary: $71,377
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Piedmont Virginia Community College acceptance rate? Piedmont Virginia Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Piedmont Virginia Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,491 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,710.
What majors does Piedmont Virginia Community College offer? Popular programs include General Studies, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Nursing, Business Administration and Management.
What is the average salary after Piedmont Virginia Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $40,752 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Piedmont Virginia Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 37% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 39%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Piedmont Virginia Community College official site: https://www.pvcc.edu.