The Military Friendly Survey has awarded Virginia Western Community College a designation of Gold Status for 2026-27 following College-wide efforts to support military-affiliated students. The Military Friendly organization assesses educational institutions on benchmarks including graduation, retention, job placement or transfer rates; loan default rates; and veteran outcomes as well as outcomes for Guard and Reserve students, (Read the full article…)

Virginia Western Community College will hold its Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 15, at the Berglund Center.  The ceremony, which will honor graduates from the fall 2025 and spring and summer 2026 semesters, starts at 6:30 p.m. There are 418 students expected to attend, with 546 degrees and certificates being awarded. Virginia Western’s commencement will (Read the full article…)

In partnership with Virginia Western IET Services, Brown Library is excited to continue to offer loaner laptops to qualifying students for the Summer 2026 session. To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least one course for the summer and not have access to a computer at home. The application to borrow a loaner laptop (Read the full article…)

Diane and William Elliot and Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. of Roanoke, Va., have received the 20th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. They were nominated by Virginia Western Community College. Hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE), the 20th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy Luncheon brings together over (Read the full article…)

Brown Library and all services, including the Testing Center, will maintain our normal schedule through May 16. Final Exam dates for Spring term are May 9-14. There is no May Break this year, so we will resume our normal schedule for the start of the summer term, beginning May 18. If faculty plan to use the (Read the full article…)