Due to increasing interest in our mascot’s origins, Piedmont Community College (PCC) is thrilled to introduce its first equestrian program where students will learn the history and proper care of our beloved mascot, the pacer.
While many who are new to PCC ask themselves, “What’s a pacer?” This program will teach you that a pacer is indeed a horse, but it is also a symbol of everything PCC stands for. Pacers are known for their endurance and hard work, much like PCC’s own students. In fact, just a few years ago PCC began Keep the PACE (Personalized Advising for Career Excellence), which was inspired by both our mascot and students who strive daily to keep the pace in their classes as they work towards earning a degree or credential.
While you may be disappointed to learn that this was just an April Fool’s Day article and there won’t be any pacers grazing in the field behind Building A, PCC still offers programs such as the Veterinary Assistant program where you have the opportunity to one day work with real pacers, and even our Agribusiness Technology program where you’ll learn about different crops so that you can make sure the pacers don’t eat what you were planning to sell at the farmer’s market. Who knows, maybe we’ll see pacers at the Center for Educational and Agricultural Development (CEAD) one day?
But what’s not an April Fool’s Day joke is the fact that today and every day, PCC strives to transform lives, strengthen community and inspire individuals to excellence as your hometown college. Go Pacers!
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