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Virginia Western offers summer STEM Academy for Teachers (STAT 23)
Virginia Western Community College’s STEM department is offering professional development opportunities for our K-12 partners this summer. Our STAT 23 program will run from June 12th to July 31st. The courses offered within the program are run in a variety of modalities, and with a… Continue Reading Virginia Western offers summer STEM Academy for Teachers (STAT 23)
Hale, Gaither named 2023 Distinguished Alumni at Virginia Western Community College
The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation has named Dr. Brenda L. Hale (’89) and Joe Gaither (’77) recipients of the College’s 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2006 by the Virginia Western Alumni Association and recognizes Virginia Western Community College alumni and… Continue Reading Hale, Gaither named 2023 Distinguished Alumni at Virginia Western Community College
Virginia Western welcomed K-8 students and their families to STEM Day
Dr. Heather Lindberg guides an activity in which students extract DNA from strawberries in the Biotechnology Lab on STEM Day. Four floors of fun activities filled four hours of Saturday, April 15, for STEM Day at Virginia Western Community College, a program designed for elementary… Continue Reading Virginia Western welcomed K-8 students and their families to STEM Day
State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2023-24 Tuition and Fees at May Meeting
In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall 2023, at 9 a.m. on May 18, 2023, at the Virginia Community… Continue Reading State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2023-24 Tuition and Fees at May Meeting
Virginia Western hosts new Chancellor
Dr. David Doré met with students during his visit to Virginia Western Community College on Tuesday, April 4. On Tuesday, April 4, Virginia Community College System’s first new Chancellor in 21 years, Dr. David Doré, kicked off a statewide listening tour. He is visiting all… Continue Reading Virginia Western hosts new Chancellor
Entrepreneurship initiative leads students to RAMP
Lisa Garcia, vice president of entrepreneurial development and director of RAMP, leads an entrepreneurship class for Virginia Western students. Stepping outside the box can mean trading one classroom for another. In the fall, three classes of Virginia Western students took a short journey to downtown… Continue Reading Entrepreneurship initiative leads students to RAMP