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VWCC Offers Free Help Sessions for Scholarship Opportunities

Events will be offered in March and April before the May 1 deadline.

Mountain Gateway and VWCC Partner to Expand CDL Training and Close Regional Driver Gap

Mountain Gateway Community College and Virginia Western Community College have formalized a strategic partnership to enhance Commercial Driver’s License instruction and regional workforce readiness.

VWCC Uses Virtual Reality to Help Students Explore Career Paths

VR headsets at Hall Associates Career Center offer opportunities to try out a range of roles.

Virginia Western Educational Foundation Announces 2025-26 Scholarship Recipients

The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation has awarded $198,111 in general scholarships to 121 students attending Virginia Western Community College.

Virginia Western and Total Action for Progress (TAP) Join Together to Offer Nurse Aide Training for Certification

For many, this training will be low to no cost, leading to an in-demand career in healthcare.

Virginia Western Hydroponics Program Grows High Schoolers’ Skills

A five-week program piloted this fall gives students hands-on experience to see how agriculture and technology can combine in today’s workforce.

Beth Macy’s Roanoke Book Launch to Benefit Virginia Western’s Program for Former Foster Youth

Tickets are now available for the October 16 event with author Beth Macy.

Virginia Western Aims to Help Fill Critical Need for Technicians Certified in Sterile Processing

Those interested must register by Sept. 15 for the next 10-week class, which begins Sept. 29.

Roanoke College & VWCC Partner on New Biotechnology Degree Program

The bachelor’s degree program, in partnership with Roanoke College and Virginia Western Community College, is designed to support the region’s fast-growing biotech sector as it creates hundreds of new jobs.

Virginia Western’s Radiation Oncology Program Awarded Continuing Accreditation for 8 Years

The program, which also provides distance learning to Northern Virginia Community College, is unique among community colleges in the state.

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VWCC Offers Free Help Sessions for Scholarship Opportunities

Events will be offered in March and April before the May 1 deadline.
Mountain Gateway Community College and Virginia Western Community College signed an agreement on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to enhance Commercial Driver’s License instruction and regional workforce readiness. Pictured are (from left): Dr. Ben Worth, Vice President for Academic Affairs with Mountain Gateway (standing); Dr. John Rainone, President of Mountain Gateway (seated); Dr. Laura J. Treanor, President of Virginia Western (seated); and Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer, Vice President of Academic and Workforce Solutions with Virginia Western.

Mountain Gateway and VWCC Partner to Expand CDL Training and Close Regional Driver Gap

Mountain Gateway Community College and Virginia Western Community College have formalized a strategic partnership to enhance Commercial Driver’s License instruction and regional workforce readiness.
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VWCC Uses Virtual Reality to Help Students Explore Career Paths

VR headsets at Hall Associates Career Center offer opportunities to try out a range of roles.
The 2025-26 Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship cohort pose for a photo at their August 21, 2025 welcome dinner.

Virginia Western Educational Foundation Announces 2025-26 Scholarship Recipients

The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation has awarded $198,111 in general scholarships to 121 students attending Virginia Western Community College.
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Virginia Western and Total Action for Progress (TAP) Join Together to Offer Nurse Aide Training for Certification

For many, this training will be low to no cost, leading to an in-demand career in healthcare.
Engineering students at Roanoke County’s Burton Center for Arts & Technology show part of the class lettuce harvest Oct. 24.

Virginia Western Hydroponics Program Grows High Schoolers’ Skills

A five-week program piloted this fall gives students hands-on experience to see how agriculture and technology can combine in today’s workforce.
Best-selling author Beth Macy brings her new story, “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America,” to a Roanoke audience on Oct. 16.

Beth Macy’s Roanoke Book Launch to Benefit Virginia Western’s Program for Former Foster Youth

Tickets are now available for the October 16 event with author Beth Macy.
Virginia Western is enrolling for a course in sterile processing, with the ability to receive provisional certification as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician.

Virginia Western Aims to Help Fill Critical Need for Technicians Certified in Sterile Processing

Those interested must register by Sept. 15 for the next 10-week class, which begins Sept. 29.
Virginia Western President Laura Treanor and Roanoke College President Frank Shushok Jr. celebrate the new agreement.

Roanoke College & VWCC Partner on New Biotechnology Degree Program

The bachelor’s degree program, in partnership with Roanoke College and Virginia Western Community College, is designed to support the region’s fast-growing biotech sector as it creates hundreds of new jobs.
Virginia Western Radiation Oncology students gain experience using the Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT) system, which is used at only 50 educational sites in the United States.

Virginia Western’s Radiation Oncology Program Awarded Continuing Accreditation for 8 Years

The program, which also provides distance learning to Northern Virginia Community College, is unique among community colleges in the state.
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