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 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2025 Fairmont, WV — Pierpont Community & Technical College joined the nationwide #WhyApply Day campaign on Friday, Sept. 19, celebrating the personal stories that inspire students to pursue college. Sponsored by the American College Application Campaign and College for West Virginia (CFWV), #WhyApply Day encourages students to take the first […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11, 2025 Clarksburg, WV – Pierpont Community and Technical College welcomed West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey to the Clarksburg Campus Thursday morning for a press conference that kicked off the Backyard Brawl and focused on workforce development, economic growth and the future of energy and education in the Mountain State. The […]