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Accelerate Opportunity: A Strong Start—and What Comes Next

By Jean Runyon and Catherine Finnegan Craig Butterworth contributor This is the first installment of our 5-part series on Accelerate Opportunity – the VCCS strategic plan. Here, we attempt to […]

Dual enrollment: Starting the college conversation sooner

The appeal is straightforward – dual enrollment offers students a head start on their college education, often at little to no cost. Families facing the rising cost of higher education […]

More Than 200 Students Take Virginia’s Community Colleges’ Case Directly to the General Assembly

Virginia’s 23 community colleges sent a large student delegation to Richmond on February 18 for Community College Student Day — the system’s most visible annual advocacy effort. Why it matters […]

Open communication a priority for VCCS leadership and faculty

January 27, 2026
By Jim Babb

VCCS Chancellor David Doré and college faculty representatives say they count on open and candid communications to address the challenges facing Virginia’s Community Colleges and are looking for continued success […]

Virginia’s Community Colleges spotlight importance of fundraising

January 27, 2026
By Jim Babb

College presidents and foundation staffers know well that celebratory events like last summer’s VPCC workforce center groundbreaking, pictured here, don’t happen without tremendous time and effort devoted to fund-raising. The […]

Four of Virginia’s Community Colleges will take part in nationwide initiative to design and implement shortened academic terms

Achieving the Dream has launched a five-year, evidence-based initiative to help community colleges adopt shortened academic terms as a strategy for improving student success. Achieving the Dream (ATD) is a national, […]

Hands-on experiences offer worthwhile lessons at VCCS Student Leadership Conference

December 9, 2025
By Jim Babb

Don’t let the smiles and laughter mislead you. More than 250 students from community colleges across Virginia learned important interpersonal skills at the 2025 VCCS Student Leadership Conference (SLC). Built […]

First-hand experience: Digital accessibility does matter

November 25, 2025
By Jim Babb

“Digital accessibility is about building connection with your students and ensuring everyone has the tools they need to succeed,” says TCC Biology and Environmental Science Professor Staci Forgey. “Digital Accessibility […]

State Board Spotlight: New VCCS 5-Year Plan, Chancellor’s Fellows

November 25, 2025
By Jim Babb

At its meeting on November 20, the VCCS State Board unanimously endorsed Chancellor David Doré’s vision, strategy, assumptions, and goals in the One System: five-year plan. The plan aims to […]

Honoring those who go the extra mile for workforce training

November 21, 2025
By Jim Babb

It’s not a stretch to argue that Keith Harkins has helped to keep the lights on across the Commonwealth. As VP of Workforce and Academic Programs at Southside Virginia Community […]

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