News Releases

Virginia’s Community Colleges Expand Faculty Diversity Efforts
Monday, May 12, 2008
RICHMOND — In an effort to increase the number of trained and experienced minority college instructors, Virginia’s Community Colleges are expanding the Chancellor’s Graduate Student Fellowship Program.
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Virginia’s Community Colleges seek community ideas for the next VCCS Strategic Plan
Friday, May 09, 2008
Virginia Community College leaders are seeking the perspectives of the communities they serve as the process begins for constructing the next VCCS strategic plan.
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Virginia’s Community Colleges Seek to
Expand and Diversify Faculty Ranks through Unique VCCS Fellowship Program
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Virginia’s Community Colleges are announcing an exciting expansion to the Chancellor’s Graduate Student Fellowship Program.
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Virginia Western Community College Leader Tapped to Serve as Interim President of Lord Fairfax Community College
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Dr. John S. Capps of Roanoke has been appointed interim president at Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC).
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Virginia’s First Lady to Address Community College Philanthropy Leaders
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Honorable Anne Holton, First Lady of Virginia, will be the keynote speaker for the Third Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23 at The Country Club of Virginia.
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Top Virginia Community College students to be recognized; one student is New Century Scholar
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The 51 members of the All-Virginia Academic Team and the top 10 students that comprise the First Virginia Team will be honored April 16 at the Omni Richmond Hotel.
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State Board to consider tuition at March 20 meeting
Friday, March 14, 2008
RICHMOND – The State Board for Community Colleges will convene its regular business meeting on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 9 a.m. at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, One Partnership Drive, Abingdon, Virginia.
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Community College Innovation on Display
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Community college innovation will be on display throughout next week at the General Assembly Building lobby.
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Redundant Communication Sources, Vigilant Preparation and Clearer Data Reporting Top VCCS Campus Safety Report
Thursday, January 24, 2008
~ Taskforce Also Offers Weapons Policy Guidance to Colleges ~
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More Minority Students, More Full-Time Students And More 18-21-year-old Students Swell Virginia’s Community Colleges Enrollment to Record Levels
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
~Students Cite “Incredible, Passionate Instructors,” “Smaller Classes” and “Affordability” As Reasons to Attend a Community College~
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