News Releases

State Board approves community college tuition increase
Thursday, November 12, 2009
~State Board approves $7.30 per hour tuition increase to take effect in spring 2010.
~Tuition increase deemed essential to helping community colleges serve record enrollment amid four rounds of state budget cuts, totaling more than $100 million.
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Virginia's Community Colleges announce reengineering task force
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
~VCCS announces reengineering taskforce.
~Panel tasked with optimizing community college operations to serve more people with fewer resources.
~Taskforce recommendations could be enacted before the panel concludes in November 2010.
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Virginia Community College foundations award a combined $5.8 million in scholarships in 2008-2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
~Virginia Community College foundations awarded $5.8 million in scholarships to nearly 5,000 students last year.
~The foundations also met their strategic goal of doubling their collective holdings one year early.
~The scholarships are just one way community colleges are ensuring their mission that everyone has the chance to learn and grow
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VIRGINIA EDUCATION WIZARD SERVES 200,000 VISITORS…AND COUNTING
Monday, November 09, 2009
~Important milestone also finds individuals spending more time on the online education and career planning tool at http://www.vawizard.org/
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State Board announces November meeting agenda
Friday, November 06, 2009
~State Board to meet Nov. 12 for business meeting
~New Strategic Plan to be presented
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Children’s Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman will deliver the keynote address at the second annual Great Exectations Education Forum
Monday, October 19, 2009
~Anne Holton, Virginia’s First Lady, will moderate a panel of foster youth at the forum.
~The Oct. 23 forum is free and open to the public, but requires advanced registration.
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Coalition to bring Virginia Education Wizard to middle school students
Thursday, October 15, 2009
~Largest collaboration of educational resources and agencies in Virginia history
~Aids in continued development of online career planning tool
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Grow By Degrees gains support of respected Virginia leaders
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
~Bipartisan Endorsements Precede This Week’s Higher Education Summit
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Virginia Tobacco Commission awards $300,000 to VCCS Great Expectations program
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
~The Virginia Tobacco Commission is awarding $300,000 to the VCCS Great Expectations program.
~The grant will allow the VCCS to expand Great Expectations to Mountain Empire, Patrick Henry, Southside and Wytheville Community Colleges.
~Great Expectations is aimed at improving the number of current and former foster youth who enroll in and complete a higher education program.
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State Board for Community Colleges Agenda for September Business Meeting
Friday, September 11, 2009
~State Board meeting to be held Thursday, Sept. 17 in James Monroe Building.
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