Financial Convenience at the PVCC Branch

Imagine this: a student at PVCC has just a few quarters, but not enough to get a drink or a snack. The student has a credit card and luckily, a few machines do take them. However, it seems as if every time their card is slid through the card slot, the machine never wants to work.

After a few more slides of the card, the student begins to become frustrated, so they walk away. A few strides later, the student remembers that PVCC has a bank on campus. Minutes later, the student returns with a few dollars in hand. They get the drink or snack that moments ago seemed impossible before scurrying away to make it to class on time.

The PVCC Branch of the UVA Community Credit Union is one of the more overlooked and underappreciated services that PVCC has to offer. The bank is roughly the size of an average linen closet and is in desperate need of a bigger space.

Despite its small size, the school’s credit union works just like any other bank. Whatever another bank can do, this one can do it too. Few students are actually aware that there is a bank on campus. According to one of the tellers, on average, only about 5 to 10 students use the bank per day.

Since few students actually use this bank, the tellers know everyone’s names who come in on a regular basis; they also get to personally know a few of them.

The tellers also enjoy seeing new faces and are always happy to help you with your banking needs. They can even help you set up online banking or talk to you about any kind interest offered if you ask.

The tellers usually work on homework when no one needs assistance, which is often. This is why one of the tellers, Ashley, encourages students to, “Come see us!” as she always enjoys it when more people stop by to use the bank.