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Piedmont Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The suburban atmosphere of Charlottesville makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

74 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Piedmont Virginia Community College?

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Contact details for PVCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902-7589
Phone: 434-977-3900
Website: www.pvcc.edu

How Do I Get Into PVCC?

You can apply to PVCC online at: https://www.apply.vccs.edu/applications/vccs/apply.html?application_id=4092

As long as you submit the requested materials to Piedmont Virginia Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Piedmont Virginia Community College?

9% Take Out Loans
10.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At PVCC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $4,345 a year. That adds up to $17,380 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PVCC is 10.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Piedmont Virginia Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,233 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,864 undergraduate students at PVCC, with 1,233 being full-time and 3,631 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,233 full-time undergraduates at PVCC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Piedmont Virginia Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 61
Black or African American 127
Hispanic or Latino 108
White 793
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 129

Over 17 countries are represented at PVCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nigeria, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Piedmont Virginia Community College

2,296 Took All Classes Online
3,453 Took At Least One Class Online
96.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,453 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PVCC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 15th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of PVCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Piedmont Virginia Community College was 96.0%. This is the #357 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at PVCC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at PVCC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at PVCC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management #177
Business Administration & Management #216

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Piedmont Virginia Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 60 60
Other Accounting and Related Services 0 5 5
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services 5 0 5
Interior Design Management 2 2 4
TOTAL 7 67 74

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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