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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 […]

Event pays tribute to retiring VCCS Chancellor and raises money to help students in need at Virginia’s Community Colleges

May 24, 2022
By Jim Babb

“Glenn DuBois is a living example of what community colleges can and should and will do for people,” said U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) as he headlined a bill of […]

VCCS State Board delays action on tuition, OKs new Board leadership

May 23, 2022
By Jim Babb

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 […]

New state law spotlights social services available to Virginia community college students through Single Stop

May 11, 2022
By Jim Babb

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 […]

VCCS workforce and career training programs earn bipartisan praise during congressional visits

May 10, 2022
By Jim Babb

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 […]

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