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Virginia Community College System Adopts Resolution Affirming Commitment and Compliance with Recent Guidance on Discrimination and Merit-Based Opportunity

MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Pollard Assistant Vice Chancellor Strategic Communications spollard@vccs.edu Richmond, VA – On Thursday, March 20, at its bi-monthly meeting which this month, was held on the campus […]

Finalists Certified for Virginia Western Community College Presidency

March 20, 2025
By Jim Babb

MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Pollard Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications spollard@vccs.edu RICHMOND (March 20, 2025)– The State Board for Community Colleges has certified three finalists for the position of president […]

Finalists Certified for Eastern Shore Community College Presidency

March 20, 2025
By Jim Babb

MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Pollard Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications spollard@vccs.edu RICHMOND – The State Board for Community Colleges has certified three finalists for the position of president at […]

Hire Education Conference focuses on the future of workforce and career training

October 30, 2024
By Jim Babb

With an eye on the future of workforce development, the 2024 VCCS Hire Education Conference brought together almost 300 educators, business and government leaders. The annual conference is a professional […]

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 […]

Virginia’s Community Colleges prepare transformational request to governor and General Assembly

November 21, 2022
By Jim Babb

With record-low unemployment, Virginia has an enormous need for workers to fill an estimated 300,000 open jobs, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin, who has asked business and education leaders for […]

Growing importance of workforce training programs spotlighted at 2022 VCCS Hire Education Conference

November 20, 2022
By Jim Babb

“We have to do things differently than we have in the past. There’s a new normal, and we will have to change what we do to meet the needs of […]

Hire Education Conference pays tribute to college personnel and community partners who went above and beyond

November 20, 2022
By Jim Babb

Due to Covid-19, it had been three years since the last VCCS Hire Education Conference was held in person, and the pent-up excitement of being together was on full display […]

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