FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2025 Fairmont, WV – Pierpont Community & Technical College Interim President Dr. Michael Waide, Executive Assistant to the Board of Governors, and five members of the Pierpont Board of Governors are participating this week in the 2025 West Virginia Community and Technical College System Board of Governors Summit in Charleston, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2025 Fairmont, WV – Pierpont Community and Technical College hosted its fourth annual Community Trick-or-Treat on Oct. 23 at the Advanced Technology Center in Fairmont, welcoming families from across North Central West Virginia. This year’s event featured more than 30 tables hosted by Pierpont’s academic programs and departments, local businesses, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2025 Fairmont, WV — Interim President Dr. Michael Waide represented Pierpont Community & Technical College at the 10th Annual Bridges Without Boundaries NCWV Business Summit, held today at the High Technology Foundation. Dr. Waide joined the Higher Education Presidents Panel alongside Dr. Michael Davis, president of Fairmont State University; Michael […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2025 Fairmont, WV – Pierpont Community & Technical College has been awarded a $90,000 Technical Program Development (TPD) grant through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act State Tourism Grant Program to support the creation of a student-run cafe that will provide hands-on training for students in the Culinary Arts and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2025 Fairmont, WV — Pierpont Community & Technical College is expanding its health career training portfolio with two new offerings through its Career and Corporate Training office: AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) programs. These short-term, high-impact trainings are designed to prepare students for nationally […]