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“Meeting face-to-face for a whole day made a tremendous difference,” said Patricia Parker, project director for Transfer Virginia. Parker says she was thrilled at the enthusiasm and commitment she witnessed […]

Read more on this post: Project gains momentum to streamline transfers from Virginia’s two-year colleges to four-year universities

RICHMOND – The State Board for Community Colleges has certified three finalists for the position of president at Southside Virginia Community College. The finalists were among 81 applicants from across […]

Read more on this post: State Board Committee Certifies Three Finalists for Southside Virginia Community College Presidency

RICHMOND – The State Board for Community Colleges has certified three finalists for the position of president at Danville Community College. The finalists were among 80 applicants from across the […]

Read more on this post: State Board Committee Certifies Three Finalists for Danville Community College Presidency

During a winter legislative session when much of the public’s attention was focused on non-budget issues, Virginia lawmakers made spending decisions that will have major and positive impacts on VCCS […]

Read more on this post: Increased state funding will benefit VCCS students and employees in the coming budget year

By Caitlin Beckner/Marketing Specialist, Virginia Foundation for Community College Education    When asked by a college student about getting into public service, and weighing the drawbacks of increased scrutiny compared […]

Read more on this post: Virginia Foundation for Community College Education Fellows get life advice about public service: “Do it.”

Martinsville (population just over 13,000) is Virginia’s newest hotspot for competitive video gaming. Patrick Henry Community College says it’s starting an eSports club team in the current semester and plans […]

Read more on this post: Patrick Henry Community College joins NOVA and SWCC in hosting eSports teams.

A pair of Danville Community College students have launched “Elusive LLC,” a new mobile game development company. Jeremiah Goode and Dayshawn Singletary said what led them to DCC was its […]

Read more on this post: DCC students aren’t just playing video games…they’re designing and developing them.

Dr. Frank Turnage, who led Germanna Community College from 1986 to 2007, died February 20 at the age of 79. Turnage is credited with helping to turn around GCC’s enrollment […]

Read more on this post: Memorial Fund to honor former Germanna Community College President Frank Turnage

Associate professor Jill Mitchell, who has taught accounting courses at Northern Virginia Community College since 2008, has been honored as one of Virginia’s Outstanding Faculty Award winners for 2019. Mitchell […]

Read more on this post: Ballet to bookkeeping: NOVA faculty member’s path to accounting pays off with statewide teaching honor

If Christian Hale has his way, the food pantry at Mountain Empire Community College (MECC) will be fully stocked around the clock so no student will suffer the pangs of […]

Read more on this post: MECC Student is a Faithful Giver with a Servant’s Heart

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