Piedmont Community College, one of 58 colleges in the North Carolina Community College System, is a multi-campus college located 40 miles north of the Research Triangle Park and 50 miles northeast of the Piedmont Triad. The Institute began operation on July 1, 1970, with the first full-time students enrolling on September 23, 1970. During the general election of November 1970, the citizens of Person County approved a referendum authorizing local financial support and endorsing a charter to be issued to Person Technical Institute. Name Changes May 1971: Person Technical Institute became Piedmont Technical Institute. October 1979: Piedmont Technical Institute became Piedmont Technical College. January 1988: Piedmont Technical College name changed to Piedmont Community College.
