Piedmont Virginia Community College
Piedmont Virginia Community College at a Glance
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About Piedmont Virginia Community College
According to Wikipedia, Piedmont Virginia Community College is a public community college in Charlottesville, Virginia. It offers associate degrees, one-year 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.
Piedmont Virginia Community College's Online Degrees
AS in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 62
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 21
- Completion Time: 1 year
AS in General Studies
- Required Credits: 63
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
- Required Credits: 63
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Piedmont Virginia Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 68% | 35% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Piedmont Virginia Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,219 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $8,657 |
| 30K - 48K | $9,406 |
| 48K - 75K | $9,085 |
| 75K - 110K | $11,830 |
| 110K+ | $15,382 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Piedmont Virginia Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Piedmont Virginia Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $43,860 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Piedmont Virginia Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 6,578 | 6,578 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Piedmont Virginia Community College?
Piedmont Virginia Community College is located at 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902-7589.
How Safe is Piedmont Virginia Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Piedmont Virginia Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Piedmont Virginia Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.06%. Charlottesville has a violent crime rate of 0.36% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.21%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Piedmont Virginia Community College Known For?
Piedmont Virginia Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Piedmont Virginia Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Piedmont Virginia Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Piedmont Virginia Community College ranks #1233 in the U.S. and #2397 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesPiedmont Virginia Community College ranks #2204 in the U.S. and #10019 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesPiedmont Virginia Community College ranks #2892 in the U.S. and #7845 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesPiedmont Virginia Community College ranks #3092 in the U.S. and #11426 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesPiedmont Virginia Community College ranks #3184 in the U.S. and #11861 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesPiedmont Virginia Community College ranks #3639 in the U.S. and #13051 worldwide for influence in Medical.
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