Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC), started as El Paso Community College in 1968, is a two-year College offering associate degrees and various certifications in career and technical fields. PPCC, which has a proud tradition of helping people with more than 125 programs of study, helps them in the completion of a degree, enhances their job prospects and enriches their life. PPCC students, who transfer to local four-year Colleges, have better standing than students who start at the four-year College. The College has issued more than 33,600 degrees and certificates.