Pitt Community College

by Brady Quinn & Rob Goldberg  With education being such an important part of finding a career, many people are going back to school in order to be more competitive in the job market. This is certainly a fact that is not lost on veterans as they transition from the military to the civilian world. Pitt Community College serves around 300 veterans and dependents while helping them obtain...

by Stephanie Brown For Lee Bray, working in financial aid was an unexpected calling.  “I was completing my bachelor’s degree and I got a federal work-study job in the financial aid office, and I’ve been in financial aid ever since,” Bray says. “I just loved it.” Today, Bray serves as the financial aid director at Pitt Community College, and she’s still every bit as...

By Rob Goldberg One year ago, Pitt Community College joined community colleges across North Carolina in observing “Construction Career Awareness Week.” It was a time to celebrate career and technical programs and, for PCC, an opportunity to highlight Pitt County’s increased need for skilled workers in the construction industry.   “The industry is booming again, but our employer...

By Newton Smith According to N.C. Community College System enrollment data, fewer than 10 percent of students in construction/building programs are women. At Pitt Community College, Maurey Verzier is working to increase that number. Verzier, who chairs the PCC Building Construction Technology Department, says her biggest challenge when it comes to recruiting female students is getting...

By Rob Goldberg Renovations to Pitt Community College’s William E. Fulford and Herman Simon buildings have given health sciences students a real-world environment in which to develop the skills needed to provide high-level care in real-life medical situations. The project, which also included state-of-the-art equipment, cost $1.61 million. Much of the funding came through a $500,000-grant...

By Stephanie Brown A new partnership between Pitt Community College and East Carolina University is making it easier for PCC students to transfer to ECU after graduation. During the 2018 Fall Semester, PCC became one of 17 North Carolina community colleges to implement the Pirate Promise program, which ensures students who have completed an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree...

By Joseph Jeansonne, Instructional Coordinator for Cyber Security Looking for a career that combines high technology knowledge with great communications skills? Cyber Security professionals, or information security analysts, have a wide range of responsibilities, but the crux of their job is to protect online data from being compromised.  As more of our personal information is stored...

By Jane Power “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” – Fred Rogers Many times, if a high school student has the instinct to be a helper, they look toward careers in healthcare or police/fire/rescue to fulfill this desire for their future. Chances are they haven’t considered the paralegal profession. Consider these scenarios: Work with victims of...