Welcome to the Boost Academy, VCCS’s professional learning academy for anyone who works with students, guides students, or wants to see more students succeed.
Empowering Staff. Elevating Students.
Get Started
Complete the course at your own pace.
BOOST Academy is offered as a fully asynchronous Canvas course. It begins with a course introduction and self-assessment before completing all four modules in the order that best fits your preference. To be honest, you’ll get more out of the course if you do take your time.
You’ll discover engaging videos, interactive activities, practical applications, and downloadable resources that you can refer back to long after the course is complete.
If you are not a current VCCS employee, please contact StudentSuccess@vccs.edu about your interest and for additional information.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Insights from nationally recognized leaders in neuroscience, poverty and barriers, purpose-driven coaching, and trust-based leadership.
- Evidence-based advising and coaching practices grounded in student success research.
- Greater confidence supporting students with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Actionable tools you can apply with students, colleagues, and across your institution.
- Opportunities to connect with a growing community of professionals dedicated to student success.
Show off your
achievement.
Once you complete all four modules, you’ll earn the BOOST Certified badge, recognizing your commitment to advancing student-centered excellence across VCCS. Add the badge to your email signature and post it on your door to show students you are BOOST certified.
We have to ask ourselves, ‘How do we create spaces where people can be fully human?’ It starts with us being fully human with ourselves so that we can offer and extend that grace and kindness and love to others.