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Opportunity 2027 Strategic Plan

March 19, 2021
By Kia Preston

…employees. Engage all employees in professional development and meaningful dialogue to broaden understanding of equity gaps in student success. Evaluate existing and identify new faculty recruitment and retention strategies to…

VCCS State Board takes first step to explore whether to establish student housing on or near Virginia’s community college campuses

December 3, 2019
By Jim Babb

…Southwest Virginia Community College, told the facilities committee that having student housing would help his college recruit students for its athletic program, and argued housing would boost student retention levels….

VCCS colleges host engaging events to raise money

October 26, 2023
By Jim Babb

…emergencies, technology upgrades, student enrollment and retention initiatives, athletics support, and the growth of academic programs. Wytheville Community College: Wytheville Community College held its Ninth Annual Dr….

2023 Chancellor’s Retreat Keynote Speech

…Virginia. We know our outcomes-based funding for degrees and college certificates contributes greatly to measurable improvements in retention, completion, and job placement – additional investments will rapidly drive targeted and…

VCCS Advisory Council on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Culture is working

…first-year priorities from that larger list. Among the most pressing issues identified: recruitment and retention of faculty and staff who reflect the diversity of our students; consistent, quality professional development…

VCCS Leadership Academy aims for stronger, better, more inclusive leaders

March 22, 2023
By Jim Babb

“I’ve received leadership training in the past, but it didn’t come close to what we received here,” said Willie Williams, Retention Coordinator at Tidewater Community College’s Portsmouth campus. Williams was…

VCCS Announces Actions It Will Take Following George Floyd’s Murder and Subsequent Protests

…strategies for increasing diversity in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of community college faculty, staff, and administrators. We know that students do better and achieve more when they can see…

Our Sustainability

July 14, 2022
By Meryl Yourish

…of practices such as retention ponds and bioretention facilities that provide processes to remove pollutants from stormwater, detain stormwater and/or allow for reduction of stormwater from discharging downstream. In addition,…

VCU, VCCS receive $3.5M to continue Mellon Pathways Program, in support of students transferring to VCU

…chancellor for academic and workforce programs at VCCS and co-principal investigator for the grant. “The continued funding will allow us to build on the retention and completion successes at the…

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…Virginia Community College. In light of continued concern over student success and retention, as well as emphasis on the need to provide equitable learning experiences for our students, distance learning…

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