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“Last year when the LEGO Saturn rocket came out I was like, ‘that’s the only thing I want for Christmas!”– David Tucker An unabashed space travel and sci-fi enthusiast, David […]

Read more on this post: VCCS students thrive during summer research program at NASA

RICHMOND – July 25, 2019 – Virginia’s Community Colleges are making additional investments in their successful FastForward Virginia workforce training programs to help more Virginians earn workforce credentials for new […]

Read more on this post: Virginia’s Community Colleges investment expands training opportunities for job seekers

VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois traveled to Capitol Hill in Washington to urge a Congressional panel to make Pell Grants available to students enrolled in workforce training programs, like those offered […]

Read more on this post: VCCS Chancellor makes the case in DC for expanded use of Pell Grants for workforce training

by Caitlin Beckner, marketing specialist, Virginia Foundation for Community College Education  Dr. Kimberly Britt remembers being told, as a youth in foster care, that she was considered “at-risk.” “I was […]

Read more on this post: Great Expectations graduates receive message from someone who walked in their shoes: don’t let a label define you.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) has selected Thomas P. Miller & Associates (TPMA) as its preferred vendor for Grant Development Services. The Indianapolis-based business services agency is available to […]

Read more on this post: A statewide contract now makes it easier for our colleges to secure help in researching and writing grant applications.

General Assembly funding decisions have a profound impact on tuitions at state-supported colleges and universities. “This is the first time in my term as chancellor that we’ve been able to […]

Read more on this post: State budget surplus led to the upcoming tuition freeze at state supported colleges.

College students transitioning from foster care got a helping hand in late April when VCCS system office employees gathered for what’s become an annual tradition: competitive cooking. Homemade cupcakes and […]

Read more on this post: Cupcake & chili cook-off fundraiser benefits Great Expectations students at JTCC

Organizers already had set an ambitious goal for Germanna Community College’s 25th annual Monte Carlo fundraiser: $500,000. On April 27, the event smashed through its goal and more than doubled […]

Read more on this post: “Off-the-charts, knock-your-socks-off, record-setting” night generates $700,000 for GCC scholarship program

More than 200 student and community volunteers pitched in to spruce-up the grounds in and around Danville Community College as part of an annual service day coordinated by DCC and […]

Read more on this post: Volunteer grounds beautification project at DCC generates crowd

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