Entrepreneurship initiative leads students to RAMP
Lisa Garcia, vice president of entrepreneurial development and director of RAMP, leads an entrepreneurship class for Virginia Western students. Stepping outside the box can mean trading one classroom for another. In the fall, three classes of Virginia Western students took a short journey to downtown… Continue Reading Entrepreneurship initiative leads students to RAMPRead More
$10,000 grant provides scholarships for Virginia Western Machining students
The Gene Haas Foundation selected the School of Career and Corporate Training at Virginia Western Community College to receive a $10,000 grant in fall 2022. The grant provides scholarships for students to take the College’s courses in Machining. This program provides training from the Fundamentals… Continue Reading $10,000 grant provides scholarships for Virginia Western Machining studentsRead More
Virginia Western Community College to conduct 3 open houses at Roanoke EnVision Center
Virginia Western Community College invites the public to tour its new outreach location at the Roanoke EnVision Center at any of three open houses in January: Wednesday, January 11; 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 5… Continue Reading Virginia Western Community College to conduct 3 open houses at Roanoke EnVision CenterRead More
Nominations sought for Virginia Western 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award
The Virginia Western Educational Foundation and the Virginia Western Alumni Association are calling for nominations for the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. The annual recipient or recipients will receive the award at a special Scholarship Awards Ceremony in the spring, and a plaque will be placed… Continue Reading Nominations sought for Virginia Western 2023 Distinguished Alumni AwardRead More
Virginia Western robotics competition helps students glimpse the future
Teams prepare for the start of the time trials at the 14th Annual VWCC Autonomous Robot Competition on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Virginia Western Community College. Robots and 19th-century “ships” co-existed in the Humanities Gymnasium this month. Meanwhile, students got to glimpse the future outside… Continue Reading Virginia Western robotics competition helps students glimpse the futureRead More
High school students explore environmental topics at Earth Summit on Virginia Western campus
“We’re here for you. The adults in the room care about your future.” With this opening, Clean Valley Council Executive Director Courtney Plaster invited dozens of high school students on a journey at the council’s 23rd Earth Summit, which took place on Friday, Nov. 18,… Continue Reading High school students explore environmental topics at Earth Summit on Virginia Western campusRead More
Educational Foundation Innovation Grant builds community connections in Northwest Roanoke
By Karenna Glover Cheryl Hilton considers two places home, and her hope in 2020 was to bring those homes closer together. Not physically, per se, but for each of her homes to have a larger footprint in the other. Northwest Roanoke, specifically the community in… Continue Reading Educational Foundation Innovation Grant builds community connections in Northwest RoanokeRead More
Vera Morton: Redeeming an early educational injustice with support at Virginia Western
By Karenna Glover When Vera Morton walked across the Berglund Center stage and received her diploma at Virginia Western’s spring 2022 commencement, her age wasn’t the only thing remarkable about her. Morton, 67, earned her Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from the College… Continue Reading Vera Morton: Redeeming an early educational injustice with support at Virginia WesternRead More
Cynthia Carter Willis: Member of Virginia Western’s inaugural nursing class eventually finds her niche in the OR
By Beth JoJack Fifty years ago, leaders at Virginia Western Community College welcomed the first cohort of nursing students. About 30 individuals enrolled in the new, two-year program, including Cynthia Carter Willis. At age 16, she was the program’s youngest student when classes began for… Continue Reading Cynthia Carter Willis: Member of Virginia Western’s inaugural nursing class eventually finds her niche in the ORRead More
Celebrating a half-century of nursing at Virginia Western
By Beth JoJack Nursing education has evolved mightily since Virginia Western Community College launched its Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in nursing 50 years ago. That first cohort of nursing students, who began their studies in the fall semester of 1972, christened the College’s… Continue Reading Celebrating a half-century of nursing at Virginia WesternRead More
Recent News
- Entrepreneurship initiative leads students to RAMP February 9, 2023
- $10,000 grant provides scholarships for Virginia Western Machining students February 8, 2023
- Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces Elam, Lemon joining Board of Directors January 27, 2023
- What a difference a day makes for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service January 26, 2023
- Virginia Western Community College to conduct 3 open houses at Roanoke EnVision Center January 5, 2023