Every student deserves a bright future, but for young people who have experienced foster care, the odds are stacked against them. That’s why Virginia Western’s Great Expectations program is so important. It provides one-on-one coaching, tutoring, and mentoring to help students not only enroll but succeed. Great Expectations students graduate at three times the national (Read the full article…)
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“Power of Networking” Lecture Series Kicks Off Sept. 29 with Talk by First-Generation Virginia Western Graduate
Virginia Western alumnus Samuel Hayes III (’83) will be the first guest speaker in “The Power of Networking,” a 2025-26 lecture series organized by Roanoke City CCAP Success Coach Frank Tyree. The series is open to current students and funded by a Bright Ideas Innovation Grant from the Virginia Western Educational Foundation. Hayes’s presentation is (Read the full article…)
Employee Giving: YOU Make College Possible
When most people picture “college students,” they imagine carefree young adults in dorms, but the reality is far different. According to a recent New York Times article, nearly half of undergraduates in the US attend community colleges, three out of four study part time, and one in five are parents–often single mothers. At Virginia Western, (Read the full article…)
Employee Giving: Help Make College Possible through CCAP
Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program (CCAP) is one of our region’s most transformative initiatives – and it’s only possible because of generous gifts from community supporters like you. Since its founding in 2008, CCAP has helped more than 7,000 local high school graduates attend college tuition-free. For many of these students, higher education would (Read the full article…)
Employee Giving: Facing Emergencies Together – The Virginia Western Foundation Offers Student Emergency Funds
The Virginia Western Student Emergency Fund is designed to address exceptional and urgent financial hardships impacting Virginia Western students. Examples of types of emergencies or hardships to be considered: house fire, medical issues, homelessness, food insecurity and lack of transportation or technology. Students apply by completing a simple online application. When possible, payment will be (Read the full article…)