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Virginia Western honors student success while marking 15 years of Community College Access Program
CCAP students Paris Hobbs (left) and Hannah Puskar celebrate Virginia Western’s 15th anniversary of the Community College Access Program at the photo booth on Saturday, Sept. 23. Virginia Western Community College had 15 reasons for a campus-wide celebration Saturday, Sept. 23: the 15th anniversary of… Continue Reading Virginia Western honors student success while marking 15 years of Community College Access Program
Roanoke College, Virginia Western establish new partnership
Roanoke College President Frank Shushok Jr. (left) and Virginia Western President Robert Sandel meet to sign an agreement establishing the Rapid Maroons Program on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Photo by Carissa Divant, courtesy of Roanoke College. Roanoke College and Virginia Western Community College have created a… Continue Reading Roanoke College, Virginia Western establish new partnership
Virginia Western Community College becomes affiliate of Bee Campus USA
Virginia Western Community College has become the first Virginia Community College System (VCCS) affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators. Virginia Western joins many other cities and campuses across the country united… Continue Reading Virginia Western Community College becomes affiliate of Bee Campus USA
Virginia Western expands classroom space at Greenfield
After about three years of instruction in modular classrooms, the welding program at Virginia Western Community College just completed its first semester in a much-anticipated expansion of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. The 8,900-square-foot expansion of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield includes four classrooms in… Continue Reading Virginia Western expands classroom space at Greenfield
Culinary Arts Boot Camp gives high school students window into hospitality careers
Roanoke high school students are getting the opportunity to learn the ways of a chef this week at the inaugural Culinary Arts Boot Camp, being conducted by the Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program at Virginia Western Community College. The weeklong camp runs the afternoons of… Continue Reading Culinary Arts Boot Camp gives high school students window into hospitality careers
Virginia Western Dental Hygiene students achieve 100% pass rate on ADEX
All 28 students who recently graduated from Virginia Western Community College’s Dental Hygiene Program both here in Roanoke and at the program’s distance site, Danville Community College, passed the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) clinical examination on the first attempt. The clinical ADEX exam… Continue Reading Virginia Western Dental Hygiene students achieve 100% pass rate on ADEX