Pccc history

As program offerings developed, the school grew to become Pitt Technical Institute (PTI) in July 1964.

Passaic County Community College received its charter in 1968 to serve the residents of Passaic County with educational and cultural programs.

In 1971, PCCC enrolled 324 students in seven programs of study, which included liberal arts, business, and health sciences.

Doctor Charles E. Russell, a Jamesville native, was named PCC’s third president in 1984.

Physical Address: 1986 Pitt Tech Road Winterville, NC 28590

Clifton W. Everett Building — Opened in 1987 to provide a home for the college’s Learning Resource Center.

Welding/Masonry Building — The building, which includes the John Roberts Welding Lab, opened in April 1993.

Henry Leslie Building — Opened in November 1996, it provides space for the college’s Transitional Studies Department.

In the fall of 1997, PCC and the entire 58-member N.C. Community College System converted from a quarter system to a semester system.

The 2009 Spring Semester featured the opening of the Craig F. Goess Student Center, which serves as a one-stop shop for student services, including counseling, financial aid and admissions.

PCC opened the Herman Simon Building, a major addition to the Fulford Building, in 2010.

Administrators cut the ribbon on both in May 2012, adding more than 90,000 square feet of instructional space, offices and storage areas to the west side of campus.

The efforts paid off in November 2013, when a majority of Pitt County voters supported the bond funding by a 10,735-6,479 margin (62.4 percent).

The 78,000-square-foot structure opened in 2017 and is home to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming.