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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 […]

Improved web portal will help Virginia Community College students who aim to transfer to four-year institutions

Students looking to Virginia’s Community Colleges for help in transferring to four-year institutions now have a handy tool at their disposal. The TransferVA portal is a web-based tool that closes […]

Ramped-up workforce training programs at Virginia’s Community Colleges will put thousands of Virginians into good-paying jobs

August 23, 2022
By Jim Babb

“I started the program because I wanted a better life for my children and I wanted to be proud of myself for once.” Jasmine Quinoes says […]

VCCS State Board meeting in July ushers in new leadership roles

They’re no strangers to Virginia’s Community Colleges, but several leaders took on new responsibilities at the VCCS State Board meeting July 21. Douglas Garcia, a member of the panel since […]

New VCCS State Board chair sees consequential year ahead for Virginia’s Community Colleges

July 11, 2022
By Jim Babb

Editor’s note: At its meeting in May, the VCCS State Board voted to choose Douglas Garcia as chair for the next fiscal year, beginning in July. Members chose veteran Board […]

Interim VCCS Chancellor Sharon Morrissey: “We are strong together”

July 11, 2022
By Jim Babb

Editor’s note: On June 13, the VCCS State Board chose the system’s Senior Vice-Chancellor for Academic and Workforce Programs, Sharon Morrissey, to be Interim Chancellor while the Board launches a […]

New state budget offers hope on tuition restraint, supports pay raises and other VCCS programs

July 11, 2022
By Jim Babb

The new state budget delivers good news for existing and prospective students at Virginia’s community colleges and for VCCS employees systemwide. In the budget year that began July 1, the […]

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