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Accelerate Opportunity: A Strong Start—and What Comes Next

Accelerate Opportunity: A Strong Start—and What Comes Next

By Jean Runyon and Catherine Finnegan Craig Butterworth contributor This is the first installment of our 5-part series on Accelerate Opportunity – the VCCS strategic plan. Here, we attempt to […]

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Dual enrollment: Starting the college conversation sooner

Dual enrollment: Starting the college conversation sooner

The appeal is straightforward – dual enrollment offers students a head start on their college education, often at little to no cost. Families facing the rising cost of higher education […]

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More Than 200 Students Take Virginia’s Community Colleges’ Case Directly to the General Assembly

More Than 200 Students Take Virginia’s Community Colleges’ Case Directly to the General Assembly

Virginia’s 23 community colleges sent a large student delegation to Richmond on February 18 for Community College Student Day — the system’s most visible annual advocacy effort. Why it matters […]

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More than 200 Virginia Community College Students and Staff Converge on Capitol for Unified Advocacy Day

More than 200 Virginia Community College Students and Staff Converge on Capitol for Unified Advocacy Day

MEDIA CONTACT: Craig Butterworth PR Coordinator (804) 516-8473 2.18.26   RICHMOND, VA –  More than 200 students and college administrators representing Virginia’s 23 community colleges are at the General Assembly […]

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Open communication a priority for VCCS leadership and faculty

Open communication a priority for VCCS leadership and faculty

VCCS Chancellor David Doré and college faculty representatives say they count on open and candid communications to address the challenges facing Virginia’s Community Colleges and are looking for continued success […]

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Virginia’s Community Colleges spotlight importance of fundraising

Virginia’s Community Colleges spotlight importance of fundraising

College presidents and foundation staffers know well that celebratory events like last summer’s VPCC workforce center groundbreaking, pictured here, don’t happen without tremendous time and effort devoted to fund-raising.   The […]

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Four of Virginia’s Community Colleges will take part in nationwide initiative to design and implement shortened academic terms

Four of Virginia’s Community Colleges will take part in nationwide initiative to design and implement shortened academic terms

Achieving the Dream has launched a five-year, evidence-based initiative to help community colleges adopt shortened academic terms as a strategy for improving student success. Achieving the Dream (ATD) is a national, […]

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Hands-on experiences offer worthwhile lessons at VCCS Student Leadership Conference

Hands-on experiences offer worthwhile lessons at VCCS Student Leadership Conference

Don’t let the smiles and laughter mislead you. More than 250 students from community colleges across Virginia learned important interpersonal skills at the 2025 VCCS Student Leadership Conference (SLC).  Built […]

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First-hand experience: Digital accessibility does matter

First-hand experience: Digital accessibility does matter

“Digital accessibility is about building connection with your students and ensuring everyone has the tools they need to succeed,” says TCC Biology and Environmental Science Professor Staci Forgey.  “Digital Accessibility […]

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State Board Spotlight: New VCCS 5-Year Plan, Chancellor’s Fellows

State Board Spotlight: New VCCS 5-Year Plan, Chancellor’s Fellows

At its meeting on November 20, the VCCS State Board unanimously endorsed Chancellor David Doré’s vision, strategy, assumptions, and goals in the One System: five-year plan.  The plan aims to […]

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