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It’s a limited-time offer, and Virginians are wasting no time signing up for a new grants program that would pay for targeted workforce training courses at community colleges across the […]

Read more on this post: Virginians rush to sign-up for free workforce training at Virginia’s Community Colleges

Before he deployed for duty in Vietnam, Covington native and U.S. Army First Lieutenant Gary Lee Miller attended Clifton Forge-Covington Community College, a branch of Virginia Tech that would go […]

Read more on this post: Community college student honored at Virginia Tech for ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War

The VCCS Hire Education Conference has always been dedicated to learning and sharing, leadership development, innovation, and collaboration. But organizers argued that this year the event was even more essential […]

Read more on this post: 2020 Hire Education Conference spotlights the training needs of essential workers

On October 30, Governor Ralph Northam announced the Re-Employing Virginians (REV) Initiative, which will provide vouchers to offset tuition and fees at our colleges to help Virginians get back on […]

Read more on this post: Governor challenges Virginia’s Community Colleges to enroll more workforce/career trainees in just six weeks

Governor Ralph Northam wants to “REV” the state’s economy and in particular, its workforce, a large portion of which has been left idle by COVID-19. REV is an acronym for […]

Read more on this post: Getting Out-of-Work Virginians Back in the Game

By: Micol Hutchison, PhD, Director of Pathways to Arts & Humanities Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 18 students from John Tyler and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Colleges have […]

Read more on this post: Seamless transfer to VCU in arts or humanities is goal of Mellon Research Fellows program

Editor’s Note: In the ninth week of a special legislative session prompted by the economic disruption from the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia lawmakers on Friday approved a state budget for the […]

Read more on this post: VCCS leadership “thankful” for the state budget taking shape at Virginia’s special legislative session

After taking some time away from college, Katie returned to finish her degree at [TAG] Virginia Western Community College. Her journey started with an online summer course and continued online […]

Read more on this post: Learning online: Perseverance is key to success

Editor’s note: Alice Reagan, an associate professor of history at Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge campus, played a leading role in the development of the Lucy Burns Museum, which commemorates […]

Read more on this post: NOVA professor helps preserve the memory of American women who fought for the right to vote

Editor’s Note: Virginia lawmakers convened a special legislative session August 18 to consider criminal justice reform and changes to state spending plans due to the impact of the coronavirus on […]

Read more on this post: Preliminary budget approval indicates steady state funding for Virginia’s Community Colleges

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