Chris Carter — Danville Community College I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the General Assembly for Danville Community College’s Legislative Day on Jan. 31, 2013. As the oldest form of government in America, it is truly a unique experience to travel to Richmond to see our political process in action. Our delegates were extremely... More »
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Tidewater offers degree without textbooks
Tidewater Community College is in the spotlight today for its announcement of a program to offer an entire academic program without having to buy textbooks. The Virginian Pilot outlined the plan today, which could cut the cost of a business degree in the pilot program by one third. Here’s the college’s press release on the [...] Read More »
Tidewater offers degree without textbooks
Tidewater Community College is in the spotlight today for its announcement of a program to offer an entire academic program without having to buy textbooks. The Virginian Pilot outlined the plan today, which could cut the cost of a business degree in the pilot program by one third. Here’s the college’s press release on the [...] Read More »
General Assembly Starts Today; Governor’s Budget Looks Favorable for Community Colleges
The “short” session of the General Assembly begins today and is scheduled to adjourn on Saturday, February 23. The Governor introduced his amendments to the biennial budget adopted in 2012 on December 17, and the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee will report out their... More »
Veteran-friendly policies help veterans achieve academic goals
One of several blog reports from the Chancellor’s Planning Retreat 2012 co-posted on this site. Be sure to check out Rethink for complete coverage of the Planning Retreat including audio, presentations and video interviews of selected sessions. By Steve Vehorn, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Special Correspondent... More »
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