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  Virginia Western Community College’s Women in STEM program recently earned the 2017 post-secondary Creating Excellence in Education Programs Award for efforts in promoting academic and professional excellence in young women interested in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field. The college received the… Continue Reading Women in STEM program receives statewide awardRead More

Virginia Western Community College announces that a record-setting nine dual-enrolled students were awarded the Governor’s Medallion this year for earning their Associate’s Degree or General Education Certificate while still in high school. Numerous other dual-enrolled high school graduates received Virginia Western career studies certificates in… Continue Reading Virginia Western dual-enrolled students receive prestigious Governor’s Medallion for earning degrees while in high schoolRead More

Tracey Giordano says cooking has always been a part of her life. “I grew up around cooking from the very beginning, it’s always been in my blood,” she says. “It has been said that my first word wasn’t ‘Mom’ or ‘Dad,’ it was ‘spatula.’ “… Continue Reading Blind culinary student doesn’t let anything keep her from dreamRead More

Virginia Western Community College’s Amy Anguiano, Dean of Liberal Arts and Social Science, has been named one of just 24 national recipients of the 2017 Distinguished College Administrator Award, presented by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). PTK, a national honor society for students at 2-year colleges,… Continue Reading Dean Anguiano receives Distinguished College Administrator AwardRead More

The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation is proud to announce the first recipient of a new scholarship that supports students completing academic internships. Megan Perdue of Glade Hill is the first student to receive the Cabell Brand Center Gap Scholarship, which is named for… Continue Reading Student receives first Cabell Brand Center scholarshipRead More

Virginia Western Community College was honored with second place in the Digital Community Colleges Survey, which recognizes the top community colleges in utilizing technology to engage students and improve learning.  The college has placed in the top three for five straight years since winning first… Continue Reading Virginia Western recognized as a top digital community collegeRead More