By Lauren Burgwyn, Dir. VCCS events, conferences, and sponsorship The Chancellor’s Retreat August 3-4 at the Hotel Roanoke will serve as a launching pad for Opportunity 2027, the new Strategic […]
Read more on this post: Upcoming Chancellor’s Retreat August 3-4 will help launch Opportunity 2027, VCCS Strategic Plan
“I wanted to be successful. A series of circumstances led me back to living at my mom’s house at 30 years old with two kids, and I didn’t want that. […]
Read more on this post: Testimony during Hope Center webinar puts a human face on student struggles
“This is our time. This is our moment. Let’s get these G3 programs off the ground. Let’s help families in our communities by providing these pathways. Let’s help employers by […]
Read more on this post: Colleges urged to waste no time enrolling G3 students
Dr. Greg Hodges has been selected as president at Patrick Henry Community College, succeeding Dr. Angeline Godwin in the post July 1. The announcement came Friday, following a national search […]
Read more on this post: Veteran administrator Greg Hodges chosen for presidency at Patrick Henry Community College
By PHCC Athletic Dept. Any team or student-athlete that competed in 2021 surely faced challenges and adversity. Patrick Henry Community College’s Baseball team was no exception. Despite injuries and the […]
Read more on this post: Patrick Henry Community College baseball team becomes first-ever VCCS team to earn a spot at the NJCAA World Series
President Joe Biden traveled to Tidewater Community College last week to promote his plans to increase government spending on families and education, including a $109 billion dollar proposal to offer […]
Read more on this post: President’s Free Community College proposal would be transformative, but it faces a closely divided congress
“Your ability to adapt and to overcome in the face of everything that this virus has thrown at us is remarkable. And it speaks well of what we can hope […]
Read more on this post: Top students at Virginia’s Community Colleges receive challenge: the world needs leaders
By Laurie Owens/VCCS Director of Financial Aid Recently passed legislation known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 will finally move us forward in the simplification of the Free Application for […]
Read more on this post: After years of attempted reforms, FAFSA finally will be simplifiedBy Idalia Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Charles Pumpuni, Ph.D., professors at Northern Virginia Community College This spring, humans are not the only ones ready to leave the seclusion of their homes […]
Read more on this post: Periodical Cicadas are about to emerge in Northern Virginia, and it’s going to be quite a showWith research showing that four out of ten of our students face housing insecurity and three out of ten sometimes aren’t sure where their next meal is coming from, Virginia’s […]
Read more on this post: New online tool will make it easier for students at Virginia’s Community Colleges to access social services and other benefits they’re eligible to receive