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Virginia’s Community Colleges Fuel State’s Economy on Multiple Levels According to New Study

~ Earnings Increase by More Than $12,000 Annually for Graduates with Associate Degrees ~ MEDIA CONTACT: Jim Babb VCCS Communications Office (804) 819-1662 jbabb@vccs.edu RICHMOND — According to a new study, […]

Virginia’s Community Colleges, Opportunity Scholars form Strategic Partnership

Media Contacts: Jim Babb Office of Strategic Communications Virginia Community College System (804) 819-1662 jbabb@vccs.edu Rachel Schaefer CEO, Opportunity Scholars (540) 931-1084 rachel@opportunityscholars.org RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia Community College […]

Veteran Virginia educator to lead Brightpoint Community College

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim Babb Office of Strategic Communications, Virginia Community College System (804) 819-1662 jbabb@vccs.edu RICHMOND, VA – Dr. David Doré, Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), announced today […]

VCCS Convenes Industry and Statewide Partners to Combat Critical Healthcare Workforce Shortage

MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Pollard Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications (804) 819-4949 spollard@vccs.edu Virginia’s Community Colleges Propel 6,400 into Healthcare Careers, thousands more needed. RICHMOND, Va. (November 29, 2023) – […]

Virginia’s Community Colleges to Enhance Tech Workforce Programs

~ Virginia Community College System recipient of $5M DOL Grant to Expand Training Capacity ~   MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Pollard Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications (804) 564 – 2722 […]

Senior leader at Virginia’s Community Colleges to retire after 37-year career in Virginia and North Carolina

MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Pollard Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications (804) 819-4949 spollard@vccs.edu (Richmond, VA)  – Sept. 18, 2023 –  Dr. Sharon Morrissey, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Workforce […]

Inaugural free live performance event at PVCC April 6 features poets, artists from Virginia’s Community Colleges

Winners of poetry contests at Virginia’s Community Colleges will gather and perform their works live onstage at the first-ever VCCS Poet Laureate Event.  The April 6 event at Piedmont Virginia […]

VCCS seeks new chapter in relations with Native Americans

Virginia’s Community Colleges are setting out to write a new chapter in the commonwealth’s long and often-troubled history with Virginia’s Native American Tribes.  Acknowledging that individual community colleges already may […]

Common Curriculum pathways improve transfer experience for Virginia Community College students

“I wanted to stay close to home for financial purposes.” Like many of our students, Fernando Sagastume recognized the tremendous cost advantage of beginning his higher education at his local […]

Making the case for Virginia’s Community Colleges

From across the commonwealth – often enduring lengthy road trips — Virginia’s Community Colleges sent delegations to visit state lawmakers during the 2024 General Assembly session. It was the first […]

Virginia’s investments in community college system pay off in jobs

OpEd by David Doré, VCCS Chancellor, and Barry DuVal, Virginia Chamber of Commerce Pres. & CEO Published by Cardinal News on Feb. 21, 2024 [Excerpt] Virginia confronts a widely acknowledged […]

Chancellor Doré makes the case for VCCS transformation during regional leadership webinar

“Institutions of higher education are in danger if they fail to keep up with the technological and demographic forces sweeping the globe.  Virginia’s Community Colleges are creating a model for […]

Reflection of VCCS Chancellor David Doré in recognition of Black History Month

One of the advantages of being relatively new to Virginia (I arrived last April) is the satisfaction of discovering more about the history of my new home. And I believe […]

VCCS students, leaders take our case to the Virginia General Assembly

Armed with updated fact sheets, good cheer, and powerful stories about lives that have been changed for the better, faculty, staff and students from Virginia’s Community Colleges are visiting Virginia […]

Applications due in March for life-changing student research opportunities with NASA

If you have gifted students pursuing STEM majors, here’s your chance to change some lives: STEM Takes Flight offers paid summer research opportunities for our students at NASA’s Langley Research […]

A first for Virginia’s Community Colleges: father-and-son college presidents. Veteran Educator William “Bill” Fiege will lead Brightpoint Community College

Virginia’s Community Colleges announced December 4 that longtime community college leader William “Bill” Fiege will be president at Brightpoint Community College, starting January 2.  For Dr. Fiege, the new job […]

Event Calendar

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Event Date Location
1 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS State Board March 20-21, 2024 Northern Virginia Community College Workforce Center 2645 College Drive Woodbridge, VA 22191
2 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS Technology Council March 27-28, 2024 Northern Virginia Community College, Workforce Center, Woodbridge, VA
3 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM Chancellor’s Faculty Advisory Committee (CFAC) March 28-29, 2024 VCCS System Office, Richmond, VA
4 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS New Horizons Conference April 10-12, 2024 Hotel Roanoke
5 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS Advisory Council of Presidents (ACOP) April 16-17, 2024 VCCS System Office, Richmond, VA
6 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS Administrative Services Conference April 23-25, 2024 Hotel Madison, Harrisonburg, VA
7 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS State Board May 15-16, 2024 VCCS System Office, Richmond, VA
8 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS Technology Council May 22-23, 2024 TBD
9 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM Workforce Development Advisory Council; Academic & Student Affairs Council (WDAC/ASAC) June 6-7, 2024 VCCS System Office, Richmond, VA
10 myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM myourish 03/21/2024 01:58 PM VCCS Advisory Council of Presidents (ACOP) June 18-19, 2024 VCCS System Office, Richmond, VA
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Fact Sheet
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Founded1966
Mission Statement“We give everyone the opportunity to learn and develop the right skills so lives and communities are strengthened.”
Colleges:23
Campuses:40
Leadership:Virginia State Board for Community Colleges
David Doré, Chancellor
Headquarters:300 Arboretum Place, Suite 200 Richmond, Virginia 23236 info@vccs.edu
Degrees, Diplomas & Certificates Earned:32,027
Student Population & Demographics:211,976 total degree/diploma-seeking students
  • 91,063 minority students (44%)
  • 27,656 military-related students (13%)
  • 21,180 first generation students (18%)
  • 41% Male
  • 59% female
  • Average Age: 23.55 years old (credit students)
  • 48,068 high school students received career coaching
  • 44,926 high school students earned college credit through dual enrollment
  • 82.4% of students took at least 1 course via distance learning technologies
Workforce Training & Community Education Students Served:27,491
Value of Scholarships Awarded:$10,105,149.39
Bachelor’s Degree Tuition Savings:Up to $41,934 in savings by completing an associate degree first at a VCCS college and taking advantage of statewide Guaranteed Articulation Agreements.

Please contact the Office of Strategic Communications with questions about the VCCS.

Jim Babb
Communications Manager
(804) 819-1662
jbabb@vccs.edu

 

Susan S. Pollard
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications
spollard@vccs.edu

Mailing Address

Virginia Community College System
300 Arboretum Place, Suite 200
Richmond, Virginia 23236

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