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Virginia Western to offer OSHA training courses in October and November
Virginia Western Community College’s Workforce Development department in association with the Mid-Atlantic OTI Education Center will offer Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) training in October and November. All classes will be offered on Virginia Western’s Roanoke campus and will include training materials, lunch and… Continue Reading Virginia Western to offer OSHA training courses in October and November
Virginia Western website earns honorable mention for national award
Virginia Western Community College earned honorable mention for its website design in the e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education’s 2013 Digital Education Achievement Awards (DEAA) and Best of the Web Awards (BOW). The Best of the Web Awards recognize and honor outstanding K-12 and higher education… Continue Reading Virginia Western website earns honorable mention for national award
New course to help students launch business in one semester
Virginia Western Community College is launching a new business course this fall that teaches student and prospective entrepreneurs how to launch their own business in one semester. The Entrepreneurship Plus Program will offer unique hands-on experience and act as a business incubator. “We are excited… Continue Reading New course to help students launch business in one semester
Foundation for Roanoke Valley continues support for ESL classes at Virginia Western
The continuing support of a Foundation for Roanoke Valley grant will mean that more non-native residents will have access to and can afford English classes at Virginia Western Community College to build rewarding careers. The Katherine Nelson Fishburn Foundation Fund is providing $1,000 to the… Continue Reading Foundation for Roanoke Valley continues support for ESL classes at Virginia Western
Virginia Western selected as part of national campaign to retrain adult learners
Virginia Western Community College was recently selected to join the Plus 50 Encore Completion Program, a national effort to train 10,000 baby boomers for new jobs in healthcare, education and social services. The program is sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The… Continue Reading Virginia Western selected as part of national campaign to retrain adult learners
Blackboard and Google Apps for Education Upgrade
There will be a scheduled Blackboard outage May 17 – 18. During the outage, Blackboard Learn will be upgraded to Service Pack 11 and will include new features like a survey tool and the on-the-fly embedded video tool, Video Everywhere. At the same time Google Apps… Continue Reading Blackboard and Google Apps for Education Upgrade