Type Community College President Dale Bradley (interm) Administrative staff 259 Phone +1 304-367-4892 | Established 1974 Provost Leslie Lovett Students 2.780 Mascot Montgomery | |
Address 1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 4,440 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 10,542 USD (2015) Similar Fairmont State University, BridgeValley Community and Tech, Mountwest Community and Tech, New River Community and Tech, West Virginia Northern Profiles |
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Pierpont community and technical college
About Pierpont
Founded in 1974, Pierpont Community and Technical College (Pierpont) has the second largest enrollment of the 10 Community and Technical Colleges that make up the West Virginia Community and Technical College System. The college serves 13 counties in North Central West Virginia (Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor and Upshur) with classes offered at more than 15 locations throughout the region. Its headquarters is located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The student/faculty ratio is 17:1.
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- Martina elfriede bachlechner pierpont community and technical college
- Pierpont community and technical college
- About Pierpont
- Campus
- History
- Address Contact
- References
Pierpont is part of the state’s growing high technology corridor with a metro area of about 50,000 residents. With an enrollment of more than 3,000, Pierpont offers more than 50 associate degree programs, skill sets and one-year certificates. It specializes in preparing students in two years or less for practical hands-on careers and provides non-credit enrichment courses for individuals and customized workplace trainings for local employers. Examples of courses and training offered at Pierpont:
Through its mission of providing opportunities for learning, training and education to enrich the lives of individuals and promote economic growth in its service region and state, Pierpont strives to enhance the quality of life for all who live and work in North Central West Virginia.
Campus
Pierpont is headquartered on a 120-acre main campus in Fairmont, West Virginia, which it shares with its partner institution, Fairmont State University. Fairmont, the seat of government for Marion County, is located approximately 90 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a population of about 19,000.
Pierpont offers a variety of courses at more than 15 sites in North Central West Virginia, including the Braxton County Center in Flatwoods, West Virginia and the Lewis County Center in Weston, West Virginia. Through its Center for Workforce Education in downtown Fairmont, the college provides workforce training and community education for its 13-county region. Pierpont operates the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia which offers programs in flight and aviation maintenance. It also offers classes at the Gaston Caperton Center, a satellite campus in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
In 2011, construction began on the North Central West Virginia Advanced Technology Center (ATC), located at the I-79 Technology Park. The ATC will be a 55,000+ square foot facility housing such Pierpont programs as IT/Security/Convergent Technologies, Automated Systems/Mechatronics, Power Plant Technology, Advanced Welding, Electrical Technologies, Health Information Technology and Respiratory Care.
History
Address & Contact
1201 Locust Avenue, Fairmont, WV 26554 Tel: 304-367-4892 Toll Free: 1-800-641-5678 TDD: 304-367-4200