Virginia Community College System

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Virginia Community College System
Virginia Community College System logo.png
Type Public university system
EstablishedDecember 16, 1966;58 years ago (1966-12-16) [1]
Chancellor David Doré
Students218,985
95,592 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Website www.vccs.edu

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) oversees a network of 23 community colleges in Virginia, which serve residents of Virginia and provide two-year degrees and various specialty training and certifications. In 2006, the Virginia Community College System's annual enrollment rate topped 233,000 students. The VCCS also had an additional 170,000 students in workforce development services and noncredit courses. [3]

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In March 2022, the system hired Russell Kavalhuna as its next chancellor. [4]

In June 2022, the board announced that Kavalhuna was no longer taking the job and the system was restarting the search for a new chancellor. Sharon Morrissey, previously the system's vice chancellor for academic and workforce programs, was appointed interim chancellor. [5]

On January 4, 2023, Virginia's Community Colleges announced that David Doré would be the next chancellor of the system. He began his role on April 1, 2023. [6]

Colleges

VCCS institutions
NameEstablishedEnrollment [7] Location
Blue Ridge Community College 19673,386 Augusta County
Brightpoint Community College 19678,558 Chesterfield County
Central Virginia Community College 19663,464 Lynchburg
Danville Community College 19362,330 Danville
Eastern Shore Community College 1971637 Accomack County
Germanna Community College 19707,496 Culpeper County
Fredericksburg
Orange County
Stafford County
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 19727,252 Richmond
Laurel Ridge Community College 19705,862 Fauquier County
Frederick County
Page County
Mountain Empire Community College 19722,079 Wise County
Mountain Gateway Community College 19621,069 Alleghany County
New River Community College 19593,903 Pulaski County
Northern Virginia Community College 196549,559 Alexandria
Fairfax County
Loudoun County
Manassas
Prince William County
Patrick & Henry Community College 19621,906 Henry County
Paul D. Camp Community College 19701,239 Franklin
Piedmont Virginia Community College 19724,997 Charlottesville
Rappahannock Community College 19702,588 Gloucester County
Richmond County
Southside Virginia Community College 19702,961 Brunswick County
Charlotte County
Southwest Virginia Community College 19682,135 Tazewell County
Tidewater Community College 196816,797 Chesapeake
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Virginia Beach
Virginia Highlands Community College 19672,451 Washington County
Virginia Peninsula Community College 19685,832 Hampton
James City County
Newport News
Williamsburg
Virginia Western Community College 19665,625 Roanoke
Wytheville Community College 19632,089 Wythe County

References

  1. "About Virginia's Community Colleges". VCCS. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. "About Virginia's Community Colleges". VCCS. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. Virginia Community College System - History
  4. Moody, Scott (March 22, 2022). "Va. Community College System Defies Gov. With Chancellor Hire". Inside Higher Ed . Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  5. "Virginia Community College System Restarts Chancellor Search". U.S. News & World Report. June 14, 2022.
  6. "David Doré Hired to Lead Virginia's Community Colleges". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. January 6, 2023.
  7. "Fall Headcount Enrollment". State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Fall 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2022.