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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 […]

VCCS students, leaders take our case to the Virginia General Assembly

January 25, 2024
By Jim Babb

Armed with updated fact sheets, good cheer, and powerful stories about lives that have been changed for the better, faculty, staff and students from Virginia’s Community Colleges are visiting Virginia […]

Applications due in March for life-changing student research opportunities with NASA

January 24, 2024
By Jim Babb

If you have gifted students pursuing STEM majors, here’s your chance to change some lives: STEM Takes Flight offers paid summer research opportunities for our students at NASA’s Langley Research […]

A first for Virginia’s Community Colleges: father-and-son college presidents. Veteran Educator William “Bill” Fiege will lead Brightpoint Community College

December 13, 2023
By Jim Babb

Virginia’s Community Colleges announced December 4 that longtime community college leader William “Bill” Fiege will be president at Brightpoint Community College, starting January 2. For Dr. Fiege, the new job […]

Continued growth in demand seen for VCCS workforce training

December 13, 2023
By Jim Babb

“We all have a role to play to move Virginia forward, to make sure that our people have the skills to succeed and our employers have the workers they need.” […]

Hire Education Conference awards recognize exceptional achievement

December 12, 2023
By Jim Babb

People attending this year’s Hire Ed conference took time to honor colleagues who have made outstanding contributions to the world of workforce and career education. Setting the tone for this […]

Public support for higher education still strong in Virginia

November 15, 2023
By Jim Babb

Nationally, support for higher education has been in decline in recent years as Americans grew concerned about students graduating without useful skills and burdened with high college debt. The trend […]

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