PCC provides two types of learning to local people - Associate Degree program and Short Course. The former includes Business Computer, Local Governing, Information Communication Technology, Early Childhood Education, and General Management. Presently, there are about 600 students in all Centers.
Short Courses are organized for groups of people in various interest such as Driving, Using Computer, Ballroom Dancing, English for Communication, Thai Massage, Crocheting, Cooking, Typing, Flower Arrangement, and Rubber Tapping.
We also have annual activities, for example Wai Kru Ceremony, Orientation and Enrollment, Academic Preparation, and Sports Day.
Phangnga Community College was officially established on October 8, 2004. The first semester began in March, 2006 and the first graduation for 125 students was organized on February 8, 2009. So far, there have been 340 graduates in various Associate Degree programs.
As a matter of facts, PCC students are adults age between 20s–50s and most of them are people who work on weekdays so classes are performed only on weekends. Normally, there are 15 weeks per semester and it takes 7 semesters for a student to finish the program.
PCC is situated in a small and peaceful District called Thapput. There are about 25,000 people in the area and their main career is mostly agriculture. It is about 90 kilometers from Phuket island and an hour drive from Phuket International Airport.
Currently, Mr. Prapan Wong-panit is Chair Board and Mr. Manit Wimuttisuk is Director of PCC working along with 15 teachers and 15 office workers.
There are 5 Teaching Centers in different Districts namely: 1) Koh Yao Wittaya School and Ao Ka Por School, in Koh Yao District 2) Takao Pa Senanukul School in Takao Pa District 3) Baan Klang School in Kuraburi District 4) Thaimuang Tambol Municipality in Thaimuang District 5) Phangnga Community College in Thapput District.
A Community College is an educational institute in Thailand. It is under the auspices of Office of the Higher Education Commission(OHEC), Ministry of Education. Currently, there are 20 community colleges throughout the country including Bureau of Community College Administration(BCCA) in Bangkok where Ms Sunandha Sangthong is the Director.
In the North, there are 5 Community Colleges – Maehongson, Tak, Phichi, Phrae and Nan. There are 4 in the Northeast namely Nongbualamphu, Mukdahan, Buriram, and Yasothon. Sakaeo and Trat Community Colleges are located in the East whereas Uthaithani and Samutsakorn Community Colleges in the Central part.
There are 8 Community Colleges in the South. They are situated in Ranong, Phangnga, Satun, Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani, and Songkla.
Our province is called Phangnga. It is located on the southwest coast of Thailand, between two famous tourist attractions – Phuket and Krabi. There are 8 Districts in the province: 1)Muang Phangnga 2)Koh Yao 3)Kapong 4)Takaothung 5)Takaopa 6)Kuraburi 7)Thapput 8)Tai Muang.
Phangnga population is about 250,000. The majority work in agriculture and the main crops are rubber plantation, palm gardens, and cash crops. There are also tourism industry along Andaman coast and in Phangnga Bay.
The province was well-known nationwide and worldwide since December 2004 because of tsunami disaster. After that happening, the area was visited regularly and the Andaman coast community was granted a lot of supports both from inside and outside the kingdom.
