January 12, 2024By

Virginia Western seeks nominations for 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award

The Virginia Western Educational Foundation and the Virginia Western Alumni Association are calling for nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. The annual recipient or recipients will receive the award at a special Scholarship Awards Ceremony in the spring, and a plaque will be placed… Continue Reading Virginia Western seeks nominations for 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award
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November 30, 2023By

Arboretum flourishes with four seasons of delights

By Beth JoJack What’s the best season for visiting the Community Arboretum, the two-acre educational garden located on the Virginia Western Community College campus? “Depends on who you ask,” said Clark BeCraft, Horticulture Program coordinator at Virginia Western Community College. As plants, shrubs and trees… Continue Reading Arboretum flourishes with four seasons of delights
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November 27, 2023By

Great Expectations helps students attain success after foster care

Students enrolled in Great Expectations graduate at three times the national rate for foster youth. By Erica Myatt The name “Great Expectations” might evoke a long-ago reading assignment, Charles Dickens’ novel about an orphan. In Virginia, the title applies to an outreach program for youth… Continue Reading Great Expectations helps students attain success after foster care
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November 22, 2023By

Why I give:  A conversation with Russ and Lucy Ellett about family ties

The Ellett family has a long history of service — to the Commonwealth, the Roanoke Valley and, with generational impact, the Virginia Western community. Lucy and her son, Russ, were kind enough to sit down on the patio overlooking their beautiful Deyerle farmland and reflect… Continue Reading Why I give:  A conversation with Russ and Lucy Ellett about family ties
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November 20, 2023By

Experience can translate into college credit 

Credit for Prior Learning helps nontraditional students accelerate their education with credit for knowledge gained through work and life. By Karenna Glover Over her nearly two decades of caring for 3- and 4-year-olds at daycare, Aleasha Phillips hadn’t really considered college. But a few years… Continue Reading Experience can translate into college credit 
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November 17, 2023By

CCAP celebrates milestone

By Karenna Glover Throughout high school, Scott Bradford wanted to go to college, but no one in his family had previously attended. He had nowhere to turn for help answering the big questions: What was going to college like? How would he pay for it? … Continue Reading CCAP celebrates milestone
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October 26, 2023By

Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces fall 2023 scholarship recipients 

Roanoke County CCAP Scholarship recipient Julie Wang participates in the video “Letter to My Future Self.” The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $223,358 in general scholarships to 114 students attending the fall 2023 semester at Virginia Western Community College. “Letter… Continue Reading Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces fall 2023 scholarship recipients 
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October 12, 2023By

More than 600 students attending Virginia Western tuition-free with CCAP scholarship; learn more at upcoming information sessions

Current Virginia Western CCAP students include Hannah Puskar (from left), Thoo Lay Soe and Deepak Monger. More than 600 students are attending Virginia Western Community College tuition-free this fall, thanks to the private-public community partnership that funds the Community College Access Program (CCAP). Since 2008,… Continue Reading More than 600 students attending Virginia Western tuition-free with CCAP scholarship; learn more at upcoming information sessions
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May 16, 2023By

Virginia Western celebrates 2023 Commencement

Students prepare for Virginia Western’s Commencement on Friday, May 12, at the Berglund Center. Virginia Western Community College held its graduation ceremony on Friday, May 12, at the Berglund Center. The ceremony honored graduates from the fall 2022 and spring and summer 2023 semesters. There… Continue Reading Virginia Western celebrates 2023 Commencement
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May 5, 2023By

Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces spring 2023 scholarship recipients

Fall 2022 and spring 2023 scholarship recipients were honored Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the Annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony at Virginia Western. The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $207,406 in general scholarships to 133 students attending the spring 2023… Continue Reading Virginia Western Educational Foundation announces spring 2023 scholarship recipients
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