2026 - VCCS

State Board for Community Colleges to consider 2026-27 Tuition and Fees at meeting on May 21, 2026

In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that at its regular business meeting on May 21, 2026, it […]

Students from Virginia Highlands, Virginia Peninsula and Brightpoint Community Colleges win honors at the state poet laureate and visual art luminary competition

By Carla Kimbrough The competition, held at Virginia Western Community College, involved winning poet laureates and visual art luminaries from 21 colleges. All 23 community colleges organized competitions, which attracted […]

Seasoned pro selected for critical Human Resources role

After a national recruitment effort, the VCCS is pleased to announce Beth Lunde will become the Virginia Community College System’s next Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources. Lunde brings more […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Open communication a priority for VCCS leadership and faculty

January 27, 2026
By Jim Babb

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 […]

Virginia’s Community Colleges spotlight importance of fundraising

January 27, 2026
By Jim Babb

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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