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VCCS academic all-stars honored at springtime luncheon

April 23, 2024
By Jim Babb

“’No’ was not an option.” Students who have demonstrated leadership and earned top grades at Virginia’s Community Colleges shared their challenges, experiences and hopes when they gathered last week in […]

New Horizons Awards recognize VCCS faculty who go the extra mile

April 23, 2024
By Jim Babb

Editor’s Note: You can view and download photos from the New Horizons Conference here. One of the highlights of the annual New Horizons conference is an awards celebration honoring faculty members […]

State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2024-25 Tuition and Fees at May 16 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 […]

Inaugural free live performance event at PVCC April 6 features poets, artists from Virginia’s Community Colleges

March 28, 2024
By Jim Babb

Winners of poetry contests at Virginia’s Community Colleges will gather and perform their works live onstage at the first-ever VCCS Poet Laureate Event. The April 6 event at Piedmont Virginia […]

VCCS seeks new chapter in relations with Native Americans

March 27, 2024
By Jim Babb

Virginia’s Community Colleges are setting out to write a new chapter in the commonwealth’s long and often-troubled history with Virginia’s Native American Tribes. Acknowledging that individual community colleges already may […]

Common Curriculum pathways improve transfer experience for Virginia Community College students

February 26, 2024
By Jim Babb

“I wanted to stay close to home for financial purposes.” Like many of our students, Fernando Sagastume recognized the tremendous cost advantage of beginning his higher education at his local […]

Making the case for Virginia’s Community Colleges

February 26, 2024
By Jim Babb

From across the commonwealth – often enduring lengthy road trips — Virginia’s Community Colleges sent delegations to visit state lawmakers during the 2024 General Assembly session. It was the first […]

Virginia’s investments in community college system pay off in jobs

OpEd by David Doré, VCCS Chancellor, and Barry DuVal, Virginia Chamber of Commerce Pres. & CEO Published by Cardinal News on Feb. 21, 2024 [Excerpt] Virginia confronts a widely acknowledged […]

Chancellor Doré makes the case for VCCS transformation during regional leadership webinar

February 21, 2024
By Jim Babb

“Institutions of higher education are in danger if they fail to keep up with the technological and demographic forces sweeping the globe. Virginia’s Community Colleges are creating a model for […]

Reflection of VCCS Chancellor David Doré in recognition of Black History Month

One of the advantages of being relatively new to Virginia (I arrived last April) is the satisfaction of discovering more about the history of my new home. And I believe […]

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