Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program (CCAP) is making college possible, tuition-free, this fall for 494 recent graduates of Roanoke Valley high schools. That number represents a 12 percent increase from the prior academic year’s enrollment. The number of first-year students alone jumped up 13 percent.
“We have always believed CCAP offers an incredible value for our students, with quality instruction and an affordable path to transferring to a four-year school,” said Neil D. Wilkin Jr., Chair of the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation. “When the COVID crisis hit, we responded by reaching out even more to applicants. We are heartened to see so many respond and take advantage of this program.”
CCAP provides up to three years of tuition for high school graduates who meet program requirements, as funding allows. Since 2008, more than 3,100 Roanoke Valley students have participated in the program.
The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with Virginia Western Community College, raises support for CCAP through a public/private funding partnership.
The 2021 CCAP application period opened Oct. 1 and closes Feb. 1, 2021. Families interested in learning more about CCAP are invited to attend upcoming ZOOM information sessions, scheduled for midday and evening times through January. Registration is required at www.virginiawestern.edu/CCAP.
They also can sign up for important CCAP updates about application deadlines, financial aid workshops and more by texting “CCAP2021” to 31996. (Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help; message and data rates apply.)
For more information about CCAP, see www.virginiawestern.edu/ccap or contact Carolyn Payne, CCAP Coordinator: (540) 857-7544 or cpayne@virginiawestern.edu.
CCAP recipients for 2020-21 are:
BOTETOURT COUNTY
1ST YEAR
Austin Allen, Caylie Allen, Brenna Alls, Isaac Brooks, Zeniyah Brown, Destiny Cash, Jonathan Church, Joseph Desai, Tia Franson, Kiah Hall, Steven Harris, Christina Hensley, John Hurley, Samuel Jamison, Heather Johnson, Aleah Johnston, Coby Kingery, Zander LeNoir, Jessica Link, Andrew Lucas, Peter Middleton, Kendra Puckett, Sierra Ray, Dakota Sparks, Jeb Thompson, Caleb Van Buren, Hannah Williams and Kelsey Williamson
2ND YEAR
Samantha Aldrich, Emily Bruno, Caitlin Campbell, Brody Cook, Craig Farmer, Jonathan Girard, Ashton Huddleston, Aimee Lowe, Trinity Martin, Randall McGee, Zachary Noel, Erin Peery, Jessica Rocha, Ariana Rochay, Hunter Williams and Caroline Wilson
3rd YEAR
Eric Filer, Kyle Hayslett, Aaron King, William McAllister, Daniel Peters and Riley Sartorius
CRAIG COUNTY
1ST YEAR
Victoria Blevins, Jenna Bostic, Hunter Brizendine, Matthew Charles, Chase Huffman, Garrett Paitsel, Autumn Sarver and Andrew Wolfe
2ND YEAR
Ashlyn Bradley, Madison Hannah, Elizabeth Howard, Maggie Huffman, Taylor Huffman, Tyra Hutton, Sadie McAllister, Kaylee Pauley, Brandon Swingle, Laneley Taylor and Caleb Todd
FRANKLIN COUNTY
1ST YEAR
Tyler Agee, William Akers, Heidi Austin, Natasha Barkovich, Laura Bartolo, Austin Behrendt, Alexis Bergman, Savana Bicking, Foster Bornstein, Jessica Bowman, Joshua Britts, Daulton Brooks, Ambria Brown, Emily Burgess, Claire Burnette, Hayley Carroll, Autumn Clingenpeel, Caleb Cokendolpher, Jennifer Cruz-Santos, Anna Decker, Lena Ferrell, Jacob Flora, Meagan Florio, Jazmyn Franklin, Evelyn Gordon, Bethany Graham, Zachary Green, Blake Greenway, Skylar Grigorieff, Bailey Haskins, Savannah Henderson, Casey Hodges, Nathaniel Hodges, Cieanna Holland, Emma Janney, Taylor Janney, Courtney Johnson, Noah Keen, Kathryn Kincer, Breanna LaBrake, Jacob Lemon, Sydney Light, Sophie Martin, Zoe Mills, Karly Mullins, Ethan Pagans, Kavyn Page, Brandon Passalacqua, Charlie Rickard, Sallie Rutrough, Phillip Smith, Tyler Strain, Aaliyah Torres, Lilyana Torres, Summer Turner, Julie Walker, Kateleigh Wampler, Cheyenne Warren, Isabella Watson, Keaton Wood, Madison Wright, Rebecca Wyatt and Robert Yanok
2ND YEAR
Braden Ashby, Emma Burrows, Justice Coleman, Hannah Collins, Matthew Conde, John Crandall, Emily Crowe, Easton Forbes, Dakota Grant, Jakob Greenway, Selena Harden, Ashley Hartmann, Katelyn Herlehy, Taylor Hill, Taylor McPherson, Valerie Meadows, Cheyenne Mullins, Breanna O’Neal, Kaylee Perdue, Lucas Richards, Andrew Robertson, Kaitlin Saunders, Nora Shanahan, Mackenzie Sisson, Dakota Smith, Hayley Smith, Alicia St Clair, John Turner, Daniel Tyree, Cheyene Williamson and Evan Yerkey
3RD YEAR
Elizabeth Burrell, Jesse Hodges, Savanna Reed
ROANOKE CITY
1ST YEAR
Ryan Albee, Caleb Anders, Grayson Angle, Charlotte Asende, Sapana Baniya, Jayden Basham, Quincy Brown, Xavier Brown, Gabriella Cheatwood, Erika Claros, Zachary Clemens, Daryl Cortes, Justin Craig, Hannah Cupp, Juliana Diaz, Jaiheem Dorsey, Sita Ferej, Troy Fitzgerald, Wendy Franco Mendoza, Janaina Frederique, Louis Garcia, Luis Garcia, Sabrina Givaudan, Arnaria Gray, Angie Guardado, Lizbeth Guardado, Tori Herndon, Antonio Hobson, Aya Ibrahim, Leonard Kennedy, Jacob Kreppeneck, Raven Laney, Catherine Mai, Timothy Martin, Katelyn Mathena, Va’Shay McColla, Imani McNeal, Josue Mejia-Vasquez, Quinn Mitchell, Madison Moore, Lenora Morgan, Caleb Morrow, Megan Musser, Abigail Nolasco, Gabriel Nordt, Jermiya Ollie, Jordan Palmer, Aaliyah Rasheed, Wardah Rasheed, Manali Ravalji, Adam Richardson, Haley Rosas, Haley Ross, Abigail Runyon, Vincenzino Salerno, Noah Scott, Christopher Sellers, Joshua Smith, Jordan Snead, Janeyah Thomas, Mollie Thompson, Nhi Tran, Callen Tumulak, John Wagner, Alesha Webb, Jakym White, Quinton Williams and Upoleon Williams
2ND YEAR
Anita Budathoki, Jeniya Calloway, Juliette CdeBaca, Nickolas Chu, Mackenzie Gilliam, Julianne Henny, Legend Howard, Gabrielle Jennings, Elizabeth Kasongo, Brianna Keeling, Brianna Kindzred, Emma Land, Brianna LeFlore, Brenda Lopez, Elissa Miller, Pamela Ngoy, Caitlin Oakes, Mark Overstreet, Kassandra Rodriguez, Steven Sawyer, Kira Shelor, Jacob Snellings and Jonathan Stanley
3RD YEAR
William Angle, Tyler Burns, Rebecca Drumheller, Alissa Edwards, Madeline Jones, Evelyn Martinez, Yasmin Roiter, Sheridan Saunders, Somina Som and Elliot Woodrum
ROANOKE COUNTY
1ST YEAR
Merima Adanalic, Christian Adkins, Jordan Alexander, Zain Almajali, Amber Arthur, Jeremy Austin, Satchel Avila-Goodman, Kirsten Bailey, Ethan Bane, Logan Belcher, Grace Blackwell, Clarissa Blankenship, Sophia Bone, Jared Bowles, Skylar Brady, Ryan Cass, Taylor Clark, Elizabeth Coleman, Jonathan Collins, Sarah Collins, Alexa Crosier, Sophie Currier, Matthew Duncan, Katlyn Ferguson, Peyton Fernatt, Jayden Glass, Jasia Green, Andre Ha, Kevin Ha, Chelynn Hairston, Bethany Hale, Cassidy Hall, Michelle Harris, Haley Hartz, Alexis Hensley, William Holland, Makayla Hopkins, Jade Horton, Logan Howard, Rachel Hutchins, Farah Iqbal, Mason James, Kristin Johnson, Landon Johnson, Colin Jones, Grace King, Amanda Kline, Christopher Kunc, Savanna Lear, Maia Lemore, Makenzie Littleton, Kaitlyn Logan, Chloe Lovelace, Calvin Loverude, Joshua Mabry, Andrew Manor, Kirsten Markham, Shiann Mathis, Conner McKinney, Levi Meadows, Ian Merritt, Kendall Moore, Nathan Moore, Hunter Morris, Nicholas Mort, Logen Mowles, Orion Murray, Lucas Musselman, Malaina Mutter, Ky Nguyen, Ethan Nichols, Josiah Nucamendi, Nathan Patrick, Caitlin Phillips, Jack Phillips, Elizabeth Phipps, Rebecca Picard, Robert Pickelsimer, Ariana Pineda, Michael Presley, Michael Prillaman, Samuel Quakenbush, Primeminister Reece, Kathy Rivera, Victoria Robertson, Conner Rogers, Robert Saunders, Kierstin Scott, Wilson Shi’Wang, Jason Skillicorn, Ethan Smith, Mahmoud Srour, Timothy Strom, Peyton Taliaferro, Eden Walls, Madison West, Lynden Whicker, Dakota Whitlock, Cole Wickline, Garrett Williams and Blaise Wood
2ND YEAR
Noah Alderman, Cayla Alexander, Jake Balsley, Brooke Bess, Cassidy Caldwell, Jennifer Caudle, Zachary Chittum, Madison Cole, Alexis Cook, Chandlor Desper, Mackenzie Eubank, Elizabeth Francis, Christopher Hall, Caroline Harrington, Hunter Hartman, Quamyrha Hayden, Mallory Hughes, Mirza Jarcevic, Emmerson Jessee, Laurel LaBrie, Brooke Lay, Brennon McBee, John McMahon, Daniel Nary, Lisette Nucamendi, Madison Osburn, Lauren Price, Brandon Pugh, Hannah Schram, Brandi Shepherd, Jackson Smith, Tyler Smith, Olivia Sodre, Selma Sosic, Brandon Spradlin, Amanda Surface, Justin Talford, Daryl Thompson, Rachel Warren and Elexia Wynn
3rd YEAR
Joshua Argabright, Michael Cone, Jasmine Crawford, Caitlyn Croft, Jacob Ellis, Hannah Gillispie, Madison Hanes, Silas Henderson, Lexi Lawrence, Schuyler Lynch, Jessie Roberts, Laurel Shelton, Chloe Simpson and Nicholas Wilson
SALEM
1ST YEAR
Sarah Ahlers, Matthew Bailey, Brooke Baxley, Shaun Blevins, Elijah Boyer, Megan Brooks, Corey Bryant, Steven Butler, Katherine Conklin, Kendall Cook, Danielle Davis, Peter Dawyot, Sierrah Deel-Morris, Anna Eaton, James Hays, Tyler Huffman, Mathew Hutchison, Grace Kelley, Kennedy Lafon, Regan Laughlin, Seth Lemon, Bailee Lintner, Issys Madden, Alexander McClintic, Jeremy Muncy, Christopher Murphy, Maddison Parrish, Nishi Patel, James Rashkovsky, William Roberts, Gurleen Singh, Annalise Smith, Haley Smith, Madison Sowder, Trenton Stiffler, Sophia Traylor and Kirsten Vest
2ND YEAR
Ethan Beutell, Suzanne Carter, James Davis, Miranda Fiedler, Trevor Gallagher, Jack Gladden, William Harless, Matthew Hernandez, Gil Houston, Landon Hylton, Megan Kelliher, Haley Patterson, Conner Payne, Joci Payne, Kenna Payne, Indigo Ritter, Micheal Rock, Daniel Sublett, Hannah Terry, Alexa Warme and Brianna Warme
3rd YEAR
Taylor Albanese, Thomas Helvey and Claire Maxey
Supporting CCAP’s Future:
The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation has embarked on a fundraising campaign to support the evolution of its transformative Community College Access Program. Program enhancements include part-time eligibility, three years for completion, and the inclusion of the acquisition of industry-recognized certificates and credentials.
For more information about how you can join the localities, businesses, foundations, alumni, parents and friends that make college possible, contact Amanda Mansfield, Philanthropy Director; (540) 857-6962 or amansfield@virginiawestern.edu.
