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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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Inside Virginia’s Community Colleges

Inside Virginia’s Community Colleges

How Virginia’s Community Colleges Responded to a Global Pandemic and Found Light at the end of the Tunnel The world changed when COVID reached our shores. Masks became necessities and […]

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After years of attempted reforms, FAFSA finally will be simplified

After years of attempted reforms, FAFSA finally will be simplified

By Laurie Owens/VCCS Director of Financial Aid Recently passed legislation known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 will finally move us forward in the simplification of the Free Application for […]

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Periodical Cicadas are about to emerge in Northern Virginia, and it’s going to be quite a show

By Idalia Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Charles Pumpuni, Ph.D., professors at Northern Virginia Community College This spring, humans are not the only ones ready to leave the seclusion of their homes […]

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State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2021-22 Fees at May Meeting

In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s […]

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New online tool will make it easier for students at Virginia’s Community Colleges to access social services and other benefits they’re eligible to receive

With research showing that four out of ten of our students face housing insecurity and three out of ten sometimes aren’t sure where their next meal is coming from, Virginia’s […]

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VCCS State Board receives college name change reports at March meeting

The VCCS State Board received reports March 18 from system colleges on the question of whether their college names are consistent with the mission of Virginia’s Community Colleges and their […]

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Take Five with Dennis Moynihan: The SSC’s new director is big on collaboration, efficiency and customer engagement

1. You have a lot of responsibilities as director of the Shared Services Center. What constitutes a typical day for you? While you never really know what each day will […]

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State spending plan approved by lawmakers = good news for Virginia’s Community Colleges

Thousands of Virginians will gain free access to community college through the state budget adopted by this year’s General Assembly. The career training they receive could help them recover from […]

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Faculty at Virginia’s Community Colleges reflect on the “Year of Covid”

Editor’s note: As we approached the anniversary of the widespread campus disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we reached out to winners of the 2020 VCCS outstanding faculty awards, asking […]

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