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Search begins for a new Chancellor for Virginia’s Community Colleges

Search begins for a new Chancellor for Virginia’s Community Colleges

With 20 years on the job, Glenn DuBois is the longest-serving Chancellor in the history of Virginia’s Community Colleges.  He announced his retirement last August, effective at the end of […]

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Progress report: VCCS student onboarding and enrollment redesign process moving forward

Progress report: VCCS student onboarding and enrollment redesign process moving forward

We tend to think of our colleges as “open enrollment” institutions, accessible to serve anyone with a high school diploma or GED (and in the case of some workforce programs, […]

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VCCS facilities management chief is on a mission to raise cancer awareness

Bert Jones, VCCS associate vice chancellor of facilities management services, was 52 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. “I was completely blindsided, says Jones. “And when I started trying […]

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With boost from intensive transfer preparation program, 24 VCCS graduates make the jump to VCU

By Serena Truong/VCU Student Journalist Twenty-four graduates from John Tyler (soon to be Brightpoint) and Reynolds Community Colleges transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University for the 2021-22 academic year, with help […]

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VCCS State Board approves policy change regarding mental health services

Recognizing significant and documented levels of anxiety and depression among community college students due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Virginia’s State Board for Community Colleges has approved a policy change to […]

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People pursuing new careers are responding in a big way to Virginia’s new G3 program that makes college training more affordable

Thousands of students across Virginia are taking advantage of new state funding for targeted programs at community colleges connected to high-demand careers, according to new data from Virginia’s Community Colleges. […]

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VCCS graduates restoring power after Hurricane Ida

We don’t have all the details and personnel are still in the field.  But we’re told that graduates from Southside Virginia, Mountain Empire, and Wytheville Community Colleges are among the […]

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Fall professional development opportunities rolled out, some courses available right now

By VCCS Student Success Center, Office of Professional Development As you begin the new academic year, get a jump on your own professional development, including some opportunities that start this […]

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Surge in coronavirus prompts mandates for state workers to be vaccinated, and mask wearing indoors at Virginia’s Community Colleges  

Prompted by a surge in coronavirus cases caused by the highly contagious Delta variant, Governor Ralph Northam has announced that Virginia will require most state employees to show proof of […]

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DuBois Announces Retirement; State Board to Conduct National Search for Next VCCS Chancellor

DuBois Announces Retirement; State Board to Conduct National Search for Next VCCS Chancellor

MEDIA CONTACT: Jeffrey Kraus Asst. Vice Chancellor for Public Relations (804) 592-6767 jkraus@vccs.edu   ROANOKE — Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges announced today that he will retire at […]

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