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Statement of VCCS in response to Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) report “The Costs of Virginia’s Dual Enrollment System”

December 14, 2022
By Jim Babb

In recent weeks, there’s been renewed attention to dual enrollment, the courses offered through Virginia’s Community Colleges to give high school juniors and seniors a head-start on earning college credits. […]

Virginia’s Community Colleges prepare transformational request to governor and General Assembly

November 21, 2022
By Jim Babb

With record-low unemployment, Virginia has an enormous need for workers to fill an estimated 300,000 open jobs, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin, who has asked business and education leaders for […]

Growing importance of workforce training programs spotlighted at 2022 VCCS Hire Education Conference

November 20, 2022
By Jim Babb

“We have to do things differently than we have in the past. There’s a new normal, and we will have to change what we do to meet the needs of […]

Hire Education Conference pays tribute to college personnel and community partners who went above and beyond

November 20, 2022
By Jim Babb

Due to Covid-19, it had been three years since the last VCCS Hire Education Conference was held in person, and the pent-up excitement of being together was on full display […]

Understanding apprenticeships: How colleges and their business partners can take advantage of these high-impact programs

While traditionally thought of as a program for people working only in the skilled trades, apprenticeships have expanded to include all types of industries, including healthcare, IT, logistics and more. […]

Opportunity 2027, the VCCS statewide strategic plan, is being rebooted

By Dr. Janet Gullickson, President Germanna Community College, and Dr. Marcia Conston, President Tidewater Community College What is the Opportunity 2027 Reboot? Delayed by the lingering pandemic, leadership changes, and […]

Fall Conference: VFCCE Fellows navigate life’s challenges on the road to success

The autumn equinox was just hours away when this year’s crop of Fellows, nearly two dozen high-performing students from Northern Virginia, Laurel Ridge, and Germanna Community Colleges, pulled into the […]

Search gets underway again for the next Chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges

September 27, 2022
By Jim Babb

The panel leading the search for the next permanent leader of Virginia’s Community College System has adopted what it calls an “expedited” schedule for the nationwide hunt. The search committee […]

Governor Youngkin to Virginia’s Community Colleges: I’m committed, accessible and want to be involved

September 27, 2022
By Jim Babb

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin told the VCCS State Board last week, “You have my commitment to be with you, to be accessible, to be involved.” It was a clear expression […]

Student engagement policy modernized at Virginia’s Community Colleges

By Charles Errico, Ph.D. – Chair of the Chancellor’s Faculty Advisory Committee Nearly sixty years ago, the old office hours policy began when Virginia established a community college system. The […]

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