The VCCS State Board decided to break with normal practice and delayed action last week on setting new tuition and mandatory fees for the upcoming academic year. State lawmakers still […]
Read more on this post: VCCS State Board delays action on tuition, OKs new Board leadership
Virginia lawmakers this year took notice of the fact that so many college students don’t know where their next meal is coming from. The General Assembly passed legislation that will […]
Read more on this post: New state law spotlights social services available to Virginia community college students through Single Stop
In separate visits to a pair of Virginia Community Colleges last week, two of President Biden’s cabinet secretaries held up VCCS workforce and career training programs as models that could […]
Read more on this post: VCCS workforce and career training programs earn bipartisan praise during congressional visits
Get ready for hugs. After a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, in-person graduations are back on this spring at Virginia’s Community Colleges. Some colleges will invite graduates from […]
Read more on this post: In-person graduations are back for Spring 2022 at Virginia’s Community Colleges
“Well, I’ve had a traumatic past. In January, I was actually homeless. I was sleeping in a Ford Ranger.” Someone not familiar with community college students might be surprised to […]
Read more on this post: Phi Theta Kappa event reveals more than just academic achievements by students at Virginia’s Community Colleges
The last major in-person gathering of people from all of Virginia’s Community Colleges had been three years before, so it was no surprise that last week’s 2022 New Horizons Conference […]
Read more on this post: Big ideas and educational strategies share New Horizons stage with the simple joy of getting back together
After 21 years leading Virginia’s Community Colleges, Glenn DuBois is the longest-serving VCCS Chancellor, and his stewardship was honored at the 2022 New Horizons Conference April 6-8. VCCS State Board Chair […]
Read more on this post: DuBois victory lap continues; honors flow at VCCS New Horizons Conference
A major highlight of the 2022 VCCS New Horizons Conference last week honored faculty members from across the state for their extraordinary skills and commitment to students. Virginia Western Community […]
Read more on this post: Faculty members from Virginia’s Community Colleges honored for excellence
In a field still dominated by men, a female network engineer who keeps the computers humming at three of our community colleges has been selected to help build a super […]
Read more on this post: VCCS network engineer selected for prestigious international computing project
Virginia lawmakers paused from their legislative endeavors this week to pay tribute to VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois, who will retire at the end of June after 21 years at the […]
Read more on this post: Virginia lawmakers honor VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois for his more than two decades of service to the commonwealth