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

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

A student panel addresses attendees of the Health Sciences Career Advisory Conference hosted by the Blue Ridge Partnership for Health Sciences Careers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institue at VTC on Oct. 20, 2022. Photo courtesy of Clayton Metz, Virginia Tech Students usually are the… Continue Reading Blue Ridge Partnership for Health Sciences Careers helps Virginia Western students make connectionsRead More

ROANOKE – A record-high 630 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, public localities and private donors have united in support of CCAP, which is the… Continue Reading Virginia Western Educational Foundation awards record number of CCAP scholarships in fall 2022Read More

The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $160,762 in general scholarships to 107 students attending the fall 2022 semester at Virginia Western Community College. The scholarship application for the spring 2023 semester is open until Oct. 31, 2022, at https://www.virginiawestern.edu/scholarships/. “Follow… Continue Reading Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces fall 2022 scholarship recipientsRead More

By Bianca Moorman When Nickole Toler was a student at Virginia Western Community College, she remembers how as an adult learner she was unable to find resources that would help her succeed.   Free tutoring, laptop loaners, a food pantry, special advising for first-generation students, crisis… Continue Reading Virginia Western’s first College Affordability Navigator draws on her own educational journey to propel students forwardRead More