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Not deterred by COVID-19, springtime commencements spotlight success stories at Virginia’s Community Colleges

Not deterred by COVID-19, springtime commencements spotlight success stories at Virginia’s Community Colleges

This month, we’ll be looking at some graduation success stories from our students across the state, despite a year that challenged us all.  Faculty and staff at our colleges deserve […]

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Upcoming Chancellor’s Retreat August 3-4 will help launch Opportunity 2027, VCCS Strategic Plan

Upcoming Chancellor’s Retreat August 3-4 will help launch Opportunity 2027, VCCS Strategic Plan

By Lauren Burgwyn, Dir. VCCS events, conferences, and sponsorship The Chancellor’s Retreat August 3-4 at the Hotel Roanoke will serve as a launching pad for Opportunity 2027, the new Strategic […]

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Testimony during Hope Center webinar puts a human face on student struggles

Testimony during Hope Center webinar puts a human face on student struggles

“I wanted to be successful. A series of circumstances led me back to living at my mom’s house at 30 years old with two kids, and I didn’t want that. […]

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Colleges urged to waste no time enrolling G3 students

Colleges urged to waste no time enrolling G3 students

“This is our time. This is our moment.  Let’s get these G3 programs off the ground. Let’s help families in our communities by providing these pathways.  Let’s help employers by […]

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Veteran administrator Greg Hodges chosen for presidency at Patrick Henry Community College

Veteran administrator Greg Hodges chosen for presidency at Patrick Henry Community College

Dr. Greg Hodges has been selected as president at Patrick Henry Community College, succeeding Dr. Angeline Godwin in the post July 1. The announcement came Friday, following a national search […]

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Patrick Henry Community College baseball team becomes first-ever VCCS team to earn a spot at the NJCAA World Series

Patrick Henry Community College baseball team becomes first-ever VCCS team to earn a spot at the NJCAA World Series

By PHCC Athletic Dept. Any team or student-athlete that competed in 2021 surely faced challenges and adversity. Patrick Henry Community College’s Baseball team was no exception.  Despite injuries and the […]

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SVCC Power Line Worker Grads to the Rescue

SVCC Power Line Worker Grads to the Rescue

They knew it was coming. What they didn’t know was how bad it would be. The February 13th ice storm that paralyzed Southside Virginia deposited up to three-quarters-of-an-inch of frozen […]

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Virginia’s Community Colleges should be proud of our response to a very challenging year

Virginia’s Community Colleges should be proud of our response to a very challenging year

By Charles Errico, Chair of the Chancellor’s Faculty Advisory Committee “Hello professor, I wanted to come to you today and let you know in the most respectable way possible; this […]

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President’s Free Community College proposal would be transformative, but it faces a closely divided congress

President’s Free Community College proposal would be transformative, but it faces a closely divided congress

President Joe Biden traveled to Tidewater Community College last week to promote his plans to increase government spending on families and education, including a $109 billion dollar proposal to offer […]

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Top students at Virginia’s Community Colleges receive challenge: the world needs leaders

Top students at Virginia’s Community Colleges receive challenge: the world needs leaders

“Your ability to adapt and to overcome in the face of everything that this virus has thrown at us is remarkable. And it speaks well of what we can hope […]

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