When Greenville’s Robert Bosch Tools plant closed in 2007, P.J. Corbett says he was not only unemployed, he had no particular skillset to fall back on in order to distinguish himself from the hundreds of others who would soon be flooding the job market. A 1994 graduate of D.H. Conley High School, Corbett made the decision to continue working at Bosch after receiving his diploma rather than...

Current PCC employees who are University Transfer graduates include: (l to r, back row) Dewayne Robinson, Wendy Wooten, and Wes Wooten; (l to r, seated) Jessica J. Bennett-Broady, Caroline Cope Meyers, and Elizabeth Turnage.) The Arts and Sciences Division at PCC produces an average of 275 graduates each year. Within the division, a high percentage of students transfer to a four-year...

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...

At the heart of every good team or organization it seems there is someone who holds the operation together and makes things go – whether it’s the point guard in basketball, a dispatcher at the taxi stand, or a gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps. In a doctor’s office, there’s a good chance that a certified medical assistant (CMA) is working hard to keep the operation running smoothly,...

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...

High school students can take Pitt Community College classes through the Career and College Promise program.  This program is a collaborative effort between the N. C. Community College System and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.  It provides seamless dual enrollment educational opportunities for eligible North Carolina high school students in order to accelerate completion of college...

For the past nine years, a unique partnership between the Pitt Community College Foundation, the local school system, and several charitable organizations has been giving Pitt County high school students the opportunity to see a brighter future through education. Called the VISIONS Career Development and Scholarship Program, the collaborative effort between PCC and Pitt County Schools also...

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...

Will Pack Comes Full Circle as a PCC Student, Alum, and Now Department Chair Will Pack always knew that he wanted to work with hands and be outdoors. Even as a little boy, he would use (and lose!) his father’s tools to create projects with whatever spare material he could find. [caption id="attachment_1025" align="alignright" width="280"] Will Pack[/caption] When it came time to attend...

The Pitt Community College Alumni Association recently held a story competition on campus. The organization asked students and alumni to submit their stories of how PCC has impacted their lives. The submissions could be written or presented through video. First place was awarded to Martin Maurer, a Human Services Technology – Substance Abuse student. Here is his entry. HOW PITT COMMUNITY...

Lyman Allen Hill found himself charting a path of career uncertainty in 2012. Following in his father’s footsteps, Allen has spent most of his adult life in construction. Although the business was steady and secure at one time, the economic downturn began to shake the foundation of job security for Hill. The opportunity for construction jobs was becoming limited, and many were located out of...

I recently met Sheila Turnage, a successful local author and long-time PCC creative writing student. I say successful because Turnage’s first novel, Three Times Lucky, not only made the New York Times best-seller list, but also received a Newbery Honor and an Edgar Award Finalist for best juvenile mystery of the year as well. She was quick to give credit to her creative writing class taught by...

Though you may not realize it, a great number of our PCC students are veterans. It may be hard to distinguish them from other students because they are not in uniform, but we had approximately 500 known veterans taking classes during fall 2013. The student population receiving veterans’ educational benefits at PCC is steadily increasing – 422 veterans used education benefits for the 2011-12...

It can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to begin and what tools and knowledge you will need to start your own business. Pitt Community College’s Small Business Center (SBC) can help! The SBC specializes in assisting startups, early stage, and troubled businesses, and can help guide you through the processes and steps that will help make your business a success. The Small Business...

Three afternoons a week, when Josien Houtvast finishes English as a Second Language class at Pitt Community College, she heads directly to Vidant Medical Center to work a 4-hour shift as a volunteer in patient escort. Josien and her husband relocated to Greenville in October 2013 for her husband’s job at DSM Dyneema. After settling in, Josien enrolled in the Advanced ESL class at PCC. She soon...

Below you will see a few of our graduates and read about how Pitt Community College changed their lives. But graduation doesn’t have to be the end of what we hope will be a lifelong relationship with Pitt Community College. PCC alumni can remain connected to their alma mater by reading about the latest events, course offerings and growth taking place at the college through the alumni website...

When Judge Timothy Finan passed away last year, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory looked to a Pitt Community College graduate to fill the vacancy, selecting Annette Turik to serve the state’s 8th Judicial District for the remainder of Finan’s four-year term. For Turik, a 1986 PCC Paralegal Technology alum from Kinston, it was another milestone in a law career she began planning as a third-grader. That’s...