Fifteen young people in Petersburg are training for a high-demand career in emergency service response, thanks to a new a partnership supported by the Virginia Community College System’s Young Adult […]
Read more on this post: Community College Workforce Alliance launches FastForward EMT training for young people in PetersburgImagine a scenario where Virginia’s Community Colleges work directly with local businesses to train workers for their growing business demands, and then guarantee all of those trained an interview with […]
Read more on this post: Guaranteed job interviews an added benefit of a FastForward program at Lord Fairfax Community CollegeBy Caitlin Beckner, Marketing Specialist, VFCCE Fourteen colleges in Virginia’s “rural horseshoe” may be eligible for funding for career coaches and other initiatives to promote high school graduation rates, higher […]
Read more on this post: Proposals being accepted now for Rural Virginia Horseshoe InitiativeRICHMOND – 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 PresidencyRICHMOND – 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 PresidencyBy 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.”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 HeartHiring VCCS college presidents includes local college board representation throughout the process. The job begins with a “visioning exercise,” facilitated by the VCCS Human Resources department. A broad range of […]
Read more on this post: How to hire a VCCS college president, in a nutshell:RICHMOND – The Chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, Dr. Glenn DuBois, announced today that Dr. Melvyn D. Schiavelli will become the interim President of Northern Virginia Community College effective March […]
Read more on this post: Dr. Melvyn D. Schiavelli Named Interim President of Northern Virginia Community CollegeImagine if a fire breaks out inside your home while you’re still in it. Smoke is everywhere and the temperature is rising…quickly. What would you do? That’s the situation MECC […]
Read more on this post: MECC Professor Who Lost Home to Fire Says She’s Thankful to be Alive