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Recession impacts local colleges and students

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 5 months ago: Roanoke’s WSLS ran a story last night looking at the impact of the recession on colleges and t … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, Trends in Higher Education, VCCS, Virginia Western Community College, enrollment increases, recession

Tidewater Community College hosting inaugural simulcast for the community

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 5 months ago: A story today at Inside HigherEd.com talks about the involvement of colleges and universities across … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, VCCS, Governor Tim Kaine, Tidewater Community College, President Barack Obama, Virginia State Budget, Inauguration

USA TODAY: Support community college

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 5 months ago: A recent editorial from USA TODAY explained, once again, how vital community colleges are to America … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, Trends in Higher Education, VCCS, USA Today, economic stimulus

What Governor Kaine said about community colleges in his budget cutting speech2 comments

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 6 months ago: The following excerpts come from the Governor’s prepared remarks, which you can see by clickin … more →

Tags: Legislative News, Workforce, General, Trends in Higher Education, VCCS, Governor Tim Kaine, state budget cuts, workforce development, State Budget

The size and scope of Virginia's budget problem

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 6 months ago: In just a few minutes, Governor Tim Kaine will speak to a joint meeting of the General Assembly budg … more →

Tags: Legislative News, VCCS, Governor Tim Kaine, state budget cuts, Virginia General Assembly, Cigarette Tax

Virginia's Community Colleges are focused on workforce needs through the recession and beyond1 comment

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 6 months ago: The Lynchburg News & Advance printed an editorial today that looks at the needs of Virginia … more →

Tags: Workforce, General, Trends in Higher Education, VCCS, Workforce Training, Economy, Jobs

Virginia's Community Colleges appearing nationally

Susan Hayden wrote 6 months ago: News about Virginia’s Community Colleges is spreading. This week, we were mentioned in the Wal … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, Patrick Henry Community College, Mountain Empire Community College, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Wall Street Journal, Jeff Kraus, Achieving the Dream

Scholarship carries more "weight" than paperweight

Susan Hayden wrote 7 months ago: Americans spend November in a spirit of Thanksgiving. So it’s fitting that Virginia’s Co … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, VFCCE, Foundations, Eva T. Hardy, Governor Gerald Baliles

College completion focus creating more partnerships for community colleges

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 7 months ago: In a new article from the Associated Press, the connection between a bad economy and community colle … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, VCCS, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, associated press, Lumina Foundation, Kellog Foundation, Ford Foundation, College Completion

Virginia state budget details start to emerge1 comment

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 7 months ago: The snow flurries that appeared yesterday in parts of the commonwealth were not the only indication … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, Trends in Higher Education, VCCS, Governor Tim Kaine, Virginia General Assembly, State Budget, economic challenges

Community colleges boosting nursing ranks

Susan Hayden wrote 8 months ago: The increases in numbers of new nurses graduating from Virginia’s Community Colleges is so imp … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, Governor Tim Kaine, VHHA, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association

AREVA and Northrop Grumman invest in Virginia's workforce

lvonherbulis wrote 8 months ago: AREVA NP and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, two companies that have partnered with Virginia’s … more →

Tags: Workforce, Thomas Nelson Community College, Governor Kaine, Central Virginia Community College, areva np, Northrop Grumman, Jobs

High Paying Careers can Start at Community Colleges

lvonherbulis wrote 8 months ago: “What do you want to be (paid) when you grow up?” Most people don’t consider salar … more →

Tags: Workforce, General, Jessica Santina, Get a Head Start on High Paying Careers with a Two Year

Thirty new Legacy Scholars show power of potential

Susan Hayden wrote 8 months ago: A new group of Commonwealth Legacy Scholars was honored today. Thirty new young community college st … more →

Tags: General, Student Stories, Virginia Foundation for Community College Education, Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship, Scholarships

Budget cutting plan impacts Virginia's Community Colleges

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 8 months ago: Governor Tim Kaine released his plan for addressing the $2.5 billion shortfall in Virginia’s b … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, VCCS, Governor Time Kaine, Virginia Budget, Budget cuts

Google Apps for Education comes to Virginia Community College Students1 comment

Susan Hayden wrote 9 months ago: Students at Virginia’s Community Colleges have a new benefit this week:  their student email i … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, Google Apps, Gmail

Success in school marked way out of foster care for Andrew Bridge

Susan Hayden wrote 9 months ago: Making sure the youth in foster care get a good education is crucial to their future, Andrew Bridge … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, Student Stories, First Lady Anne Holton, Foster Care, Great Expectations, VFCCE, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, andrew bridge

Education Forum Focuses on Foster Youth

Susan Hayden wrote 10 months ago: The Great Expectations initiative gets a big boost Sept. 13 from visits from two huge advocates for … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, Great Expectations, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, andrew bridge, Hope's Boy, Virginia's First Lady, Anne Holton

Enrollment, interest increases in community college in tough economy

Susan Hayden wrote 10 months ago: There’s a wire story appearing in news outlets across the continent this week noting that comm … more →

Tags: General, Trends in Higher Education, Student Stories, Virginia Western Community College, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Transfer, Rappahannock Community College, Students, Economy


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