January 11, 2024By

Student veterans network at NatCon

Two Virginia Western students recently attended the 16th annual Student Veterans of America National Conference, known as SVA NatCon, which was held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 4-6, 2024. Virginia Western student veterans Michael Taylor (left) and Tyler… Continue Reading Student veterans network at NatCon
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November 27, 2023By

Great Expectations helps students attain success after foster care

Students enrolled in Great Expectations graduate at three times the national rate for foster youth. By Erica Myatt The name “Great Expectations” might evoke a long-ago reading assignment, Charles Dickens’ novel about an orphan. In Virginia, the title applies to an outreach program for youth… Continue Reading Great Expectations helps students attain success after foster care
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November 22, 2023By

Why I give:  A conversation with Russ and Lucy Ellett about family ties

The Ellett family has a long history of service — to the Commonwealth, the Roanoke Valley and, with generational impact, the Virginia Western community. Lucy and her son, Russ, were kind enough to sit down on the patio overlooking their beautiful Deyerle farmland and reflect… Continue Reading Why I give:  A conversation with Russ and Lucy Ellett about family ties
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November 20, 2023By

Experience can translate into college credit 

Credit for Prior Learning helps nontraditional students accelerate their education with credit for knowledge gained through work and life. By Karenna Glover Over her nearly two decades of caring for 3- and 4-year-olds at daycare, Aleasha Phillips hadn’t really considered college. But a few years… Continue Reading Experience can translate into college credit 
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November 17, 2023By

CCAP celebrates milestone

By Karenna Glover Throughout high school, Scott Bradford wanted to go to college, but no one in his family had previously attended. He had nowhere to turn for help answering the big questions: What was going to college like? How would he pay for it? … Continue Reading CCAP celebrates milestone
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November 10, 2023By

Culinary Team USA rehearses at Virginia Western

Culinary Team USA works in the Euro Kitchen at Virginia Western Community College on Monday, Nov. 6. Virginia Western Community College hosted the national Culinary Team USA on Nov. 6 and 7, as team members continued to fine-tune their techniques before competing in February 2024… Continue Reading Culinary Team USA rehearses at Virginia Western
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November 2, 2023By

Virginia Western sees enrollment growth continue upward pattern

Virginia Western Community College has witnessed another semester of growth in two key enrollment measures: unduplicated headcount and full-time equivalents (FTEs), at rates that have outpaced the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) as a whole. Enrollment has increased for five consecutive semesters (Summer 2022, Fall… Continue Reading Virginia Western sees enrollment growth continue upward pattern
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October 26, 2023By

Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces fall 2023 scholarship recipients 

Roanoke County CCAP Scholarship recipient Julie Wang participates in the video “Letter to My Future Self.” The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $223,358 in general scholarships to 114 students attending the fall 2023 semester at Virginia Western Community College. “Letter… Continue Reading Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces fall 2023 scholarship recipients 
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October 12, 2023By

More than 600 students attending Virginia Western tuition-free with CCAP scholarship; learn more at upcoming information sessions

Current Virginia Western CCAP students include Hannah Puskar (from left), Thoo Lay Soe and Deepak Monger. More than 600 students are attending Virginia Western Community College tuition-free this fall, thanks to the private-public community partnership that funds the Community College Access Program (CCAP). Since 2008,… Continue Reading More than 600 students attending Virginia Western tuition-free with CCAP scholarship; learn more at upcoming information sessions
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September 27, 2023By

Virginia Western honors student success while marking 15 years of Community College Access Program

CCAP students Paris Hobbs (left) and Hannah Puskar celebrate Virginia Western’s 15th anniversary of the Community College Access Program at the photo booth on Saturday, Sept. 23. Virginia Western Community College had 15 reasons for a campus-wide celebration Saturday, Sept. 23: the 15th anniversary of… Continue Reading Virginia Western honors student success while marking 15 years of Community College Access Program
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