Paul D. Camp Community College
Quick Facts
2014 - 2015
About Paul D. Camp Community College
Opened in 1971, Paul D. Camp Community College is a public two-year educational institution with
campuses in Franklin and Suffolk, and a Center in Smithfield, VA. With the mission of providing diverse
learning opportunities to enhance the quality of life for students and the community, the College offers a wide
array of educational opportunities and workforce training.
About the Franklin Campus
About the Suffolk Campus
Paul D. Camp, an advocate of education, along with
his brothers founded the lumber company, Camp
Manufacturing, in 1887. Later, after establishing a
paper mill, the Franklin facility became a part of
Union Camp Corporation, then eventually
International Paper. Company officials
announced the mill closure in 2009 and
then mill repurposing plans in 2011.
The mill began its “high quality fluff”
production in June 2012. The college
in Franklin was built on over 80 acres
of land donated by Paul D. Camp’s
daughters, Willie Younts and Ruth Camp
Campbell, almost 50 years after his death.
An engineering pioneer, Oliver Kermit Hobbs,
Sr., founded the Hobbs Engineering Company
in 1963. His company created agricultural
and farming innovations that have been
used around the world. In 1988 the company
became Amadas Industries. The Paul D. Camp
Community College campus in Suffolk is named
for Mr. Hobbs in recognition of his generous
donation of 67 acres of land to the College (with
an additional 15 acres donated in 1989). In making this
gift, his goal was to ensure that others would have
educational opportunities that he had been denied.
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Admissions Agreements: Twenty 4-year
Virginia colleges and universities have
guaranteed admissions agreements with
PDCCC for students with an associate’s degree
and minimum GPA.
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Campuses and Sites:
• Franklin Campus: 100 North College Drive,
Franklin, VA 23851; 757-569-6700
• Hobbs Suffolk Campus: 271 Kenyon Road,
Suffolk, VA 23434; 757-925-6300
• Smithfield Center: 253 James Street, Smithfield,
VA 23430; 757-925-6340
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Career Development Center: The goal of the Paul
D. Camp Community College Career Development
Center is to support and guide job seekers and
students through career discovery to employment.
This work is accomplished through a broad array
of programs and services that focus on individual
needs, empowering them to make informed career
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and educational decisions. Activities of the
Career Development Center include: exploring
careers and college programs; locating intern/
externships; preparing for job searches and
successful interviews; creating/critiquing
resumes; free workshops; and free suits for
interviews.
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Clubs, Organizations and
Programs: The Student Activities Program
compliments the academic program and
enhances the overall educational experience
of students through their participation in
social, cultural, intellectual, recreational, and
governance activities. A range of opportunities
are available, including membership in the
Student Government Association (SGA) and
various other student clubs and organizations
that promote leadership development,
attainment of education and career goals, and
the formation of long-lasting friendships.
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Degrees&Certificates:Associatedegreeprograms
in Business Administration, Education, General Studies,
Science, Administration of Justice, Administrative
Support Technology, Early Childhood Development,
Industrial Technology, Management, and Nursing.
PDCCC offers 37careerstudiescertificates and four
1-yearcertificates that can be earned in less than a
year.
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President: Paul Wm. Conco, Ph.D.
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• Students: Over 2,025 full & part-time students
attend PDCCC annually. Full-Time:17% | Part-Time:
83%; Males: 32% | Females: 68%; Students age
24+: 40.6%.
DistanceEducation:
PDCCC uses the
Blackboard course
management system to host
instruction, assignments,
discussions, and tests.
About one-third of students
are enrolled at some level in
distance education courses.
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DualEnrollment: In addition to
day and evening classes, credit and noncredit workforce services and training, dualenrollment classes are offered in area high
schools. Dual enrollment allows qualified
high school students to enroll in college
coursework while still in high
school. Students enrolled in
these courses may earn both
high school and college credit
simultaneously.
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Tuition: In-State: $136.15
per credit hour. Tuition and fees
at PDCCC are less than half of
the comparable cost of attending
Virginia’s public four-year institutions.
For detailed tuition information visit
http://www.pdc.edu/financial-aid/tuitionrates.
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EconomicImpact: PDCCC is
the 5th largest employer in the
city of Franklin. The College has
a budget of over $10 million.
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Faculty,StaffandAdministration:
Approximately 174 full- and part-time faculty
and staff are employed.
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FinancialAid:72% of our curricular
students received some type of financial aid in
2012/2013, totaling about $3.7 million. Over 30 local
scholarships are available.
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Founded: 1970; Franklin Campus opened: 1971;
Hobbs Suffolk Campus: 1995; Smithfield Center: 1993;
Regional Workforce Development Center, Franklin:
2002.
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HighSchoolCareerCoaches:Paul D. Camp
Community College maintains a team of career coaches
assigned to the high schools in our service area. The
coaches assist students and their parents with college
preparation and exploring career choices.
Technology: PDCCC has over 300
computers and highspeedwirelessInternet
available for student use on its campuses and
sites. Students can register, pay for classes,
apply for scholarships and receive their grades
online.
VirginiaEducationWizard: The Wizard is
an online one-stop resource that helps students
and their families make informed decisions about
college and career. To access the Wizard, go to
www.VaWizard.org.
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WorkforceDevelopment:
Training and Workforce services
are available at the PDCCC
Regional Workforce Development
Center on the Franklin Campus,
the City of Suffolk Workforce
Development Center, Hobbs Suffolk
Campus and the PDCCC Smithfield
Center.
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PDCCC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Paul D. Camp Community College. The college’s programs are also approved, as required, by the State Board for
Community Colleges, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the State Approving Agency for Veteran’s Administration Assistance, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Virginia State
Board of Nursing. Institutional membership is maintained in the American Association of Community Colleges.
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