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Experienced education executive with proven abilities in workforce training hired to lead Virginia’s Community Colleges

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim Babb Interim Asst. Vice Chancellor for Public Relations (804) 819-1662 jbabb@vccs.edu **MEDIA ADVISORY: The new VCCS Chancellor and VCCS State Board Chair responded to media questions during […]

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

“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 […]

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Understanding apprenticeships: How colleges and their business partners can take advantage of these high-impact programs

While traditionally thought of as a program for people working only in the skilled trades, apprenticeships have expanded to include all types of industries, including healthcare, IT, logistics and more. […]

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Governor Youngkin to Virginia’s Community Colleges: I’m committed, accessible and want to be involved

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin told the VCCS State Board last week, “You have my commitment to be with you, to be accessible, to be involved.”  It was a clear expression […]

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Ramped-up workforce training programs at Virginia’s Community Colleges will put thousands of Virginians into good-paying jobs

“I started the program because I wanted a better life for my children and I wanted to be proud of myself for once.”          Jasmine Quinoes says […]

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Virginia’s Community Colleges Launch Virginia Infrastructure Academy

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim Babb Interim Asst. Vice Chancellor for Public Relations (804) 819-1662 jbabb@vccs.edu   RICHMOND, Va., August 11, 2022 – Virginia’s Community Colleges are gearing up to train thousands […]

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VCCS workforce and career training programs earn bipartisan praise during congressional visits

In separate visits to a pair of Virginia Community Colleges last week, two of President Biden’s cabinet secretaries held up VCCS workforce and career training programs as models that could […]

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Virginia’s Community Colleges and Businesses Work Together to Add 35,000 Workers to Virginia’s Infrastructure Workforce

RICHMOND — Virginia’s Community Colleges, businesses, and trade associations across the state are teaming up to address Virginia’s acute shortage of skilled, credentialed infrastructure workers. The Virginia Infrastructure Academy (VIA) […]

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State leaders are counting on “Transformative” G3 free community college program to help revitalize Virginia’s economy

Noting a spike in unemployment and hunger across the state during the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Ralph Northam used a visit to Reynolds Community College last week to spotlight his hopes […]

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Take Five with Todd Estes: VCCS’s loss is the newly-created CCWC’s gain

Take Five with Michael “Todd” Estes. The former shipbuilder and current VCCS Director of Career Education Programs and Workforce Partnerships is heading east to take on what some might describe […]

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