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Piedmont Virginia Community College updates Louisa supervisors on new Bullock Center, dual enrollment and workforce programs
Summary
PVCC officials briefed the Louisa County Board of Supervisors on the new 45,000‑square‑foot Bullock Center (a net‑zero facility), dual‑enrollment participation, regional workforce programs and local economic impacts; PVCC emphasized the college’s funding mix and urged continued locality support.
Piedmont Virginia Community College officials told the Louisa County Board of Supervisors on Monday that the college’s new Bullock Center has opened and that dual‑enrollment and workforce programs are producing measurable local benefits.
“ It is 45,000 square feet … it is a very first net‑zero facility in the Virginia Community College System,” Scott Jeffries, vice president of finance and administrative services at PVCC, told the supervisors, describing the Bullock Center as housing student affairs, advanced manufacturing courses and student life functions.
PVCC President Jean Runyon and Scott Jeffries said the college’s budget is funded primarily through state funds and tuition/fees, but that localities, foundations and grants supply more than half of the college’s total budget support. Jeffries noted the college’s affordability and said last year PVCC saved families in the service region about $2.8 million through dual‑enrollment opportunities.
PVCC reported over 200 Louisa County students participated in dual‑enrollment last year, and the college highlighted early college programs in Greene and Albemarle counties. The college also described new workforce training programs—including fiber optics and a nuclear worker training boot camp aligned with Dominion Energy maintenance hiring—and said these efforts respond directly to local employer needs.
PVCC officials urged continued locality support for capital projects and described regional economic contributions they attribute to the college’s operations and graduates. Board members thanked PVCC for the tour of the Bullock Center and for partnership on career and technical education programs.
No board action was taken on the presentation.
