Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, Glenn DuBois, the chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges and the colleges’ presidents gathered to honor their academic accomplishments and contributions to their communities at an annual luncheon in Richmond.

Curious job seekers filed into the Roanoke One Stop Workforce Center yesterday to learn firsthand about The Virginia Education Wizard. Among those in the audience were individuals who had recently lost their jobs or were looking for training opportunities.Others had just started their college search and wanted information on Financial Aid. Chancellor Glenn DuBois and Wizard creator Dr. Craig [...]

Amid much anticipation, Virginia’s Community Colleges and Governor Tim Kaine launched the Virginia Education Wizard this morning at the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond. Hosting the Wizard launch at the Virginia State Police Academy was a “natural choice” said Dr. DuBois, who opened the event. More than half of the incoming academy class next [...]

“I want to be involved with politics,” says Rosanna Fernandez, a student at Central Virginia Community College student, to Senator Robert Hurt in the General Assembly building in Richmond. She has joined her community college’s board members, administrators and the president in Richmond to meet with legislators and witness democracy in action. As the only student [...]

Thomas Nelson Community College received it’s second grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand industrial training for the manufacturing field in under five years. The first grant of $1.95 million came in April 2005 to create an employment pipeline in advanced manufacturing. The new grant of $1.99 million will allow TNCC to certify 335 [...]

Faculty members at Virginia’s Community Colleges have been in the news this week – most notably, with the announcement of  Ralph Eckerlin of NOVA as one of the top 12 faculty members in Virginia. Dr. Eckerlin, a long-time biology professor at the college, received the 2009 Outstanding Faculty Award sponsored by SCHEV and the Dominion Foundation. Dr. [...]

Anthony Gill says he was drawn to do something in the health care profession from an early age. “I was 11, but still have vivid memories of my grandmother and her struggle with brain cancer,” he says. “Her experience and the exposure to the medical world made me realize I wanted to be involved in some capacity.” [...]

Terry Laney says she was amazed by the accessibility of the nursing program at Blue Ridge Community College. “I remember walking into the admissions office and asking to be put on a waiting list for the program. They handed me an application right there and I started that very semester!” she says. Terry had tried [...]

Walking the halls of the State Capitol Building in Richmond, Sean Nealon and Keith Canales, students at Eastern Shore Community College, got a VIP tour of the House Chambers from Delegate Lynwood Lewis, who showed the students his seat on the floor and the process each delegate uses to vote. “This is a great opportunity for the students to [...]