{"id":1855,"date":"2019-02-22T14:33:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/?p=1855"},"modified":"2019-02-22T14:33:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:33:37","slug":"american-electric-power-foundation-awards-100000-grant-to-ccap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/22\/american-electric-power-foundation-awards-100000-grant-to-ccap\/","title":{"rendered":"American Electric Power Foundation awards $100,000 grant to CCAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The American Electric Power Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to support Virginia Western&#8217;s Community College Access Program (CCAP), a nationally recognized effort that provides up to three years of tuition to qualified Roanoke Valley high school graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brad N. Hall, vice president of external\naffairs for Appalachian Power, said &#8220;AEP and Appalachian Power have a long\nrelationship with Virginia Western Community College and share its dedication\nto help build a workforce capable of developing and supporting the necessary\nelements for a climate of growth in the Roanoke region. This $100,000 gift from\nthe AEP Foundation represents our commitment to Virginia Western and its vision\nfor the people of the area through CCAP.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation,\na nonprofit organization that raises funds to support CCAP, scholarships and\nother College needs, is the recipient of the grant. The Educational Foundation\naims to raise a total of $6.5 million by 2021 from public and private sources\nas part of its CCAP<sup>2<\/sup> Campaign. The first campaign to launch CCAP\nsurpassed its $5 million goal in 2015. Since its founding 2008, CCAP has\nprovided tuition support to more than 2,500 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCAP provides &#8220;last in&#8221;\nscholarship support, filling any tuition payment gaps after a qualified student\nhas applied for federal or state financial aid. The program funding is based on\na 50\/50 match: A locality pledges a specific dollar amount for its high school\ngraduates in a given year; the Educational Foundation then raises a matching\namount from private businesses, foundations, community groups and individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Virginia Western and\nAppalachian Power have been a long-time partners in moving the region forward.\nTheir leadership support for CCAP will support student success while\neliminating crippling student debt. We are honored and proud to work with the\nAEP Foundation to make a difference in our communities,&#8221; said Dr. Robert H.\nSandel, President of Virginia Western Community College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Through this gift from the AEP Foundation\nwe are representing and honoring dozens of our own employees who are graduates\nof Virginia Western and have already proven to us the benefits of its\neducational opportunity here. We hope through this gift that we can help assure\nthe on-going success of the Community College Access Program and its\nparticipants who will become leaders in the economic growth of this region,&#8221;\nsaid Larry Jackson, Appalachian Power external affairs director for Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the American Electric Power Foundation grant, the Educational\nFoundation has raised $2,011,969 million of the $3.25 million&nbsp;in private\nsupport it is seeking during the CCAP<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;campaign.\nIt will continue its ongoing partnerships with Roanoke Valley localities to\nraise the public portion of $3.25 million over the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Community College Access Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>CCAP serves the entire Virginia Western\n     Community College service region, including the counties of Botetourt,\n     Craig, Franklin and Roanoke and the cities of Roanoke and Salem.<\/li><li>Participants are required to volunteer 4\n     hours of community-based service each semester. To date, they have given\n     back 19,000 volunteer hours to area nonprofit organizations.<\/li><li>CCAP recently expanded to include tuition\n     support for students seeking short-term, industry-recognized credentials\n     in high-demand fields such as welding, mechatronics and pharmacy tech.<\/li><li>The average incoming grade point average of\n     CCAP participants is 3.3. More than 78% enroll at Virginia Western with\n     the intention of transferring to a four-year institution.<\/li><li>In 2014, CCAP was named a finalist in the\n     Community College Futures Assembly&#8217;s Bellwether Awards, in recognition of\n     its pioneering effort to strengthen the local workforce. The program has\n     served a model for similar programs, including New River Community College\n     and Dabney Lancaster College.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Virginia Western&#8217;s CCAP, contact\nPhilanthropy Director Amanda Mansfield at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:amansfield@virginiawestern.edu\">amansfield@virginiawestern.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or\n(540) 857-6962. Go online to learn more about CCAP<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;at\nwww.virginiawestern.edu\/makecollegepossible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Electric Power Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to support Virginia Western&#8217;s Community College Access Program (CCAP), a nationally recognized effort that provides up to three years of tuition to qualified Roanoke Valley high school graduates. Brad N. 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