VCCS hopes for nursing program growth and additional advisors are in the hands of Virginia lawmakers
By Ellen R. Davenport, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations Virginia lawmakers have proposed literally thousands of actions at the 2022 General Assembly. Senate budget amendments and House budget […]
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RICHMOND — Virginia’s Community Colleges, businesses, and trade associations across the state are teaming up to address Virginia’s acute shortage of skilled, credentialed infrastructure workers. The Virginia Infrastructure Academy (VIA) […]
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RICHMOND —The Virginia State Board for Community Colleges unanimously approved a new name for a college at its regular meeting today. The institution established in the early 1960s and named […]
Read more on this post: State Board Approves a New Community College NameMEDIA CONTACT: Jeffrey Kraus Asst. Vice Chancellor for Public Relations (804) 592-6767 jkraus@vccs.edu RICHMOND —Three Virginia Community Colleges have a green light to change their names and two other […]
Read more on this post: State Board Enacts New Naming Policy, Accepts Local Recommendations to Change Three College NamesMEDIA CONTACT: Jeffrey Kraus Asst. Vice Chancellor for Public Relations (804) 592-6767 jkraus@vccs.edu RICHMOND —The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, elected to maintain the current […]
Read more on this post: State Board Holds the Line on Community College Tuition and Fees for Fourth Straight Year
They knew it was coming. What they didn’t know was how bad it would be. The February 13th ice storm that paralyzed Southside Virginia deposited up to three-quarters-of-an-inch of frozen […]
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How Virginia’s Community Colleges Responded to a Global Pandemic and Found Light at the end of the Tunnel The world changed when COVID reached our shores. Masks became necessities and […]
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MEDIA CONTACTS: Jeffrey Kraus Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications (804) 592-6767 jkraus@vccs.edu Scott Golden Corporate Communications Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (804) 354-5252 scott.golden@anthem.com (RICHMOND) – April 22, 2021 […]
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MEDIA CONTACT: Jeffrey Kraus Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications (804) 592-6767 jkraus@vccs.edu RICHMOND – The State Board for Community Colleges has certified four finalists for the position of president […]
Read more on this post: State Board Committee Certifies Four Finalists for Patrick Henry Community College PresidencyApril 12, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Jeffrey Kraus Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications (804) 592-6767 jkraus@vccs.edu Richmond) – Glenn Dubois, the chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, made the following statement […]
Read more on this post: Statement of Glenn DuBois, Chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, On the Offering of Fall 2021 Community College Courses