Founded in 1978, Prince William Sound Community College (also known as PWSCC or P-Dub) is a community college located in Valdez, a coastal town and major port in south central Alaska.
PWSCC comprises three campuses. The main campus is in Valdez. The Copper Basin extension campus is in Glennallen, and another is in Cordova. The college is part of the University of Alaska Anchorage under the aegis of the University of Alaska System.
P-Dub services approximately 44,000 sq. mi., about the area of Ohio. Some 1400 local, rural, and out-of-state students attend PWSCC in face-to-face or ITV classrooms or via Blackboard. There is no out-of-state tuition.
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