A major initiative to make community college career training more affordable for low and moderate income Virginians is back before the General Assembly session that will begin next month. Governor […]
Read more on this post: Governor proposes millions in new state budget to restore G3 job and career training at Virginia’s Community CollegesEditor’s note: this story was updated Dec. 19. An English professor at Northern Virginia Community College since 2009, Dr. Jill Biden tried to keep a low profile when her husband […]
Read more on this post: NOVA Professor Jill Biden, Ed.D., takes the high road in the latest nationwide squabble over academic titlesIt’s a limited-time offer, and Virginians are wasting no time signing up for a new grants program that would pay for targeted workforce training courses at community colleges across the […]
Read more on this post: Virginians rush to sign-up for free workforce training at Virginia’s Community CollegesBefore he deployed for duty in Vietnam, Covington native and U.S. Army First Lieutenant Gary Lee Miller attended Clifton Forge-Covington Community College, a branch of Virginia Tech that would go […]
Read more on this post: Community college student honored at Virginia Tech for ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam WarThe VCCS Hire Education Conference has always been dedicated to learning and sharing, leadership development, innovation, and collaboration. But organizers argued that this year the event was even more essential […]
Read more on this post: 2020 Hire Education Conference spotlights the training needs of essential workersOn October 30, Governor Ralph Northam announced the Re-Employing Virginians (REV) Initiative, which will provide vouchers to offset tuition and fees at our colleges to help Virginians get back on […]
Read more on this post: Governor challenges Virginia’s Community Colleges to enroll more workforce/career trainees in just six weeksEditor’s Note: In the ninth week of a special legislative session prompted by the economic disruption from the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia lawmakers on Friday approved a state budget for the […]
Read more on this post: VCCS leadership “thankful” for the state budget taking shape at Virginia’s special legislative sessionEditor’s Note: Virginia lawmakers convened a special legislative session August 18 to consider criminal justice reform and changes to state spending plans due to the impact of the coronavirus on […]
Read more on this post: Preliminary budget approval indicates steady state funding for Virginia’s Community Colleges