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State Board holds line on tuition/fees
The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, elected to maintain the current in-state tuition and mandatory fees for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Board’s decision means tuition will remain at today’s rate of $154 per credit hour – keeping community college tuition… Continue Reading State Board holds line on tuition/fees
Local Advisory Board and Finance Committee meetings scheduled for May
Virginia Western Community College’s Local Advisory Board will hold an electronic meeting to conduct regular business at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2020, in accordance with § 2.2-3708.2 of the Code of Virginia and Chapter 1283 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly. The Finance… Continue Reading Local Advisory Board and Finance Committee meetings scheduled for May
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