Pierpont Community and Technical College

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Pierpont Community & Technical College

Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	1974; 50 years ago(1974)
Parent institution	West Virginia Community and Technical College System
Accreditation	Higher Learning Commission
President	Milan Hayward
Provost	Michael Waide
Administrative staff	259
Students	2.780[1]
Location	Fairmont , West Virginia , United States
Campus	Urban, 120 acres (49 ha)
Colors	BlackandGold
Mascot	Montgomery the Lion
Website	www.pierpont.edu

Pierpont Community & Technical College(Pierpont) is apubliccommunity collegeinFairmont, West Virginia. Founded in 1974, it has the second largest enrollment of the community and technical colleges that make up theWest Virginia Community and Technical College System.^[2]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.^[3]Its headquarters is located inFairmont, West Virginia. The student/faculty ratio is 17:1.

Pierpont is part of the state's growing high technology corridor with a metro area of about 50,000 residents.^[4]With an enrollment of more than 3,000, Pierpont offers more than 40 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.

The college was first formed in 1974 asFairmont State Community & Technical College; it was originally a component of Fairmont State College. In 2006, it was renamedPierpont Community & Technical CollegeafterFrancis H. Pierpontand it became a division ofFairmont State University. The following year, it became independent and was placed under the direction of its own board of governors.^[5]

Pierpont is headquartered at the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) main campus at the I-79 Technology Park inFairmont, West Virginia. Fairmont, the seat of government forMarion County, is located approximately 90 miles south ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvaniaand has a population of about 19,000.^[4]

Pierpont offers a variety of courses at more than 15 sites in North Central West Virginia, including the Braxton County Center inFlatwoods, West Virginiaand the Lewis County Center inWeston, West Virginia. Through its Center for Workforce Education, the college provides workforce training and community education for its 13-county region. Pierpont operates the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center inBridgeport, West Virginiawhich offers programs in flight and aviation maintenance. It also offers classes at the Gaston Caperton Center, a satellite campus inClarksburg, West Virginia.

Pierpont officially opened the ATC on October 31, 2016. The ATC is a 55,000+ square foot facility housing such Pierpont programs as IT/CyberSecurity, Petroleum Technology, Power Plant Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Electrical Utility Technology, Health Information Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Respiratory Care.

• Official website

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