VCCS Registered Nurse training programs have earned high marks in a new ranking of nursing programs across Virginia. Compiled by California-based RegisteredNursing.org, the rankings were based on pass-rates for the […]
Read more on this post: VCCS Nursing programs earn high rankings from national organization“We bounced from motels to homeless shelters and were even forced to sleep in our car during my sophomore year in high school.” Niketas Koussis doesn’t hold back when asked […]
Read more on this post: Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society (PTK) awards top scholarships to Northern Virginia Community College student who overcame adversityAn organization that promotes the use of drone aircraft by public safety agencies has commended Piedmont Virginia Community College’s unmanned aircraft training program for its leadership in the nascent field. […]
Read more on this post: PVCC’s unmanned aircraft training program commended by national organization during drone conference near Charlottesville“Meeting face-to-face for a whole day made a tremendous difference,” said Patricia Parker, project director for Transfer Virginia. Parker says she was thrilled at the enthusiasm and commitment she witnessed […]
Read more on this post: Project gains momentum to streamline transfers from Virginia’s two-year colleges to four-year universitiesDuring a winter legislative session when much of the public’s attention was focused on non-budget issues, Virginia lawmakers made spending decisions that will have major and positive impacts on VCCS […]
Read more on this post: Increased state funding will benefit VCCS students and employees in the coming budget yearMartinsville (population just over 13,000) is Virginia’s newest hotspot for competitive video gaming. Patrick Henry Community College says it’s starting an eSports club team in the current semester and plans […]
Read more on this post: Patrick Henry Community College joins NOVA and SWCC in hosting eSports teams.A pair of Danville Community College students have launched “Elusive LLC,” a new mobile game development company. Jeremiah Goode and Dayshawn Singletary said what led them to DCC was its […]
Read more on this post: DCC students aren’t just playing video games…they’re designing and developing them.Dr. Frank Turnage, who led Germanna Community College from 1986 to 2007, died February 20 at the age of 79. Turnage is credited with helping to turn around GCC’s enrollment […]
Read more on this post: Memorial Fund to honor former Germanna Community College President Frank TurnageAssociate professor Jill Mitchell, who has taught accounting courses at Northern Virginia Community College since 2008, has been honored as one of Virginia’s Outstanding Faculty Award winners for 2019. Mitchell […]
Read more on this post: Ballet to bookkeeping: NOVA faculty member’s path to accounting pays off with statewide teaching honorDr. Frank Turnage, who led Germanna Community College from 1986 to 2007, died February 20 at the age of 79. Turnage is credited with helping to turn around GCC’s enrollment […]
Read more on this post: Memorial Fund created to honor former Germanna Community College President Frank Turnage