“I wanted to stay close to home for financial purposes.” Like many of our students, Fernando Sagastume recognized the tremendous cost advantage of beginning his higher education at his local […]
Read more on this post: Common Curriculum pathways improve transfer experience for Virginia Community College students
From across the commonwealth – often enduring lengthy road trips — Virginia’s Community Colleges sent delegations to visit state lawmakers during the 2024 General Assembly session. It was the first […]
Read more on this post: Making the case for Virginia’s Community Colleges
“Institutions of higher education are in danger if they fail to keep up with the technological and demographic forces sweeping the globe. Virginia’s Community Colleges are creating a model for […]
Read more on this post: Chancellor Doré makes the case for VCCS transformation during regional leadership webinar
Armed with updated fact sheets, good cheer, and powerful stories about lives that have been changed for the better, faculty, staff and students from Virginia’s Community Colleges are visiting Virginia […]
Read more on this post: VCCS students, leaders take our case to the Virginia General Assembly
If you have gifted students pursuing STEM majors, here’s your chance to change some lives: STEM Takes Flight offers paid summer research opportunities for our students at NASA’s Langley Research […]
Read more on this post: Applications due in March for life-changing student research opportunities with NASA
Virginia’s Community Colleges announced December 4 that longtime community college leader William “Bill” Fiege will be president at Brightpoint Community College, starting January 2. For Dr. Fiege, the new job […]
Read more on this post: A first for Virginia’s Community Colleges: father-and-son college presidents. Veteran Educator William “Bill” Fiege will lead Brightpoint Community College
“We all have a role to play to move Virginia forward, to make sure that our people have the skills to succeed and our employers have the workers they need.” […]
Read more on this post: Continued growth in demand seen for VCCS workforce training
People attending this year’s Hire Ed conference took time to honor colleagues who have made outstanding contributions to the world of workforce and career education. Setting the tone for this […]
Read more on this post: Hire Education Conference awards recognize exceptional achievement
Nationally, support for higher education has been in decline in recent years as Americans grew concerned about students graduating without useful skills and burdened with high college debt. The trend […]
Read more on this post: Public support for higher education still strong in Virginia
Virginia’s community colleges deserve high marks for imaginative fund-raising events. The usual banquets are always in fashion, of course, but our college foundations also host a variety of other happenings, […]
Read more on this post: VCCS colleges host engaging events to raise money