Beginning a career isn’t always as simple as graduating from college and landing a job. Planning for a career requires that we take a look within ourselves, explore career options, and conduct a strategic job search. Like most things worth having in life, it requires hard work and planning. The Career Services office at Pitt Community College assists students and alumni with navigating the...

Cecilia Danza, a recent graduate of PCC’s Fire and Rescue Academy, is a great example of how firefighting in the United States (traditionally a male-dominated profession) is becoming a dream job for many women as well as men. Cecilia always knew that she was meant for a career in the health field, but until recently she was unsure of where her passion to help people would take her.  After...

Student Activities at Pitt Community College has grown tremendously over the years with active Student Government Association (SGA) Leadership Teams whose focus is to encourage and engage students for success. SGA has spent time collaborating and talking with students from all around campus to see what it is that they want to see as activities for students to participate in. More and more...

What a year it has been within the Center for Student Activities at Pitt Community College (PCC). The first ever PCC W.O.W (Week of Welcome) occurred during the second full week of classes in August 2015 offering opportunities for students to receive free spiral notebooks from the PCC Student Government Association, meet all the various clubs and organizations along with community partners at the...

This year, Pitt Community College marks a decade of offering TRiO services to students, a milestone that comes just months after the nation celebrated the outreach and student services initiative’s 50th anniversary. Launched by the federal government in 1964, TRiO has grown to encompass eight programs that target and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and people...