{"id":56473,"date":"2026-07-21T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/?p=56473"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:08:25","slug":"announcement-for-vcca-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/2026\/07\/21\/announcement-for-vcca-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement for VCCA Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;re thrilled to invite you to the <strong>42nd Annual Virginia Community Colleges Association (VCCA) Conference<\/strong>, happening <strong>September 30<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; October 2<sup>nd<\/sup><\/strong>, at the <strong>Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, VA<\/strong>! 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