Pierpont Community and Technical College
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| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1974 |
Parent institution | West Virginia Community and Technical College System |
| Accreditation | Higher Learning Commission |
| President | Michael Waide |
| Provost | David Beighly |
Administrative staff | 259 |
| Students | 2.780[1] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban, 120 acres (49 ha) |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Montgomery the Lion |
| Website | www |
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Pierpont Community & Technical College (Pierpont) is a public community college in Fairmont, West Virginia. Founded in 1974, it has the second largest enrollment of the community and technical colleges that make up the West 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 in Fairmont, 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 as Fairmont State Community & Technical College; it was originally a component of Fairmont State College. In 2006, it was renamed Pierpont Community & Technical College after Francis H. Pierpont and it became a division of Fairmont State University. The following year, it became independent and was placed under the direction of its own board of governors.[5]
