Description

In March, 1961, Pitt Community College was chartered and designated by the State Board of Education as an industrial education center. 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 curricula and 96 students.Dr. William E. Fulford served as the institution's president from 1964-'84. During those twenty years the institution experienced many changes and much growth.Capital improvement projects that began in 2010 will significantly expand PCC’s main campus. Office and classroom space is expected to increase 20 percent by 2012 with the addition of a new academic classroom facility, Construction and Industrial Technology Building and facility services headquarters.The Mission of Pitt Community College is to educate and empower people for success.