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Local agriculture leader recognized with Virginia Western’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award
ROANOKE – The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation announced that Mary Catherine (Kate) Lawrence has received the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award. Lawrence is Botetourt County’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. She took classes at Virginia Western between 2005 and 2008. The Distinguished Alumni… Continue Reading Local agriculture leader recognized with Virginia Western’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award
2021 Graduation Video
Virginia Western Community College will honor the Class of 2021 with a video commencement that will be posted publicly by noon on Friday, May 14, 2021. The traditional speaking agenda will be shown along with the conferring of degrees and the college’s deans calling graduate… Continue Reading 2021 Graduation Video
Hall’s planned gift strengthens endowment and student emergency fund
Edwin C. Hall, founder of Hall Associates Inc. The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation is honored to announce the receipt of a multigenerational planned gift by Mr. Edwin C. Hall, founder of the Roanoke-based real estate firm Hall Associates Inc. Initial giving is valued… Continue Reading Hall’s planned gift strengthens endowment and student emergency fund
First VWCC Culinary Arts Salon gives students taste of international competition
Virginia Western Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program hosts first Culinary Arts Salon with international list of chef competitors 3 students place in competition funded by the Educational Foundation’s Donald G. Smith endowment ROANOKE – Virginia Western Community College’s Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program recently hosted… Continue Reading First VWCC Culinary Arts Salon gives students taste of international competition
In-person classes and free college funding for Fall
Virginia Western Community College announces plans to provide a full array of in-person classes for its Fall Semester, which begins on Aug. 23, 2021. New funding from the state’s G3 program, the Re-Employing Virginians (REV) campaign and other initiatives means many students can begin the… Continue Reading In-person classes and free college funding for Fall
Get on the road with VWCC’s Motorcycle Safety Program
Virginia Western Community College announces the re-opening of its in-person Motorcycle Safety Program, licensed by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as a Virginia Rider Training Program training site. Virginia Western recently purchased a fleet of 15 new motorcycles through the DMV’s motorcycle fund… Continue Reading Get on the road with VWCC’s Motorcycle Safety Program