Tag: Northern Virginia Community College

Community Colleges

Virginia Community College Leaders React to Tuition-Free Initiative

With bipartisan support, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s tuition-free community college initiative, “Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3),” was signed into legislation last week.

April 7, 2021

COVID-19

Summit Focuses on Future of Education Amid COVID-19

With approximately a full year having passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., The Hill hosted a virtual summit on Wednesday to explore the state of education.

March 10, 2021

Military

Newly-Established U.S. Naval Community College Begins Pilot Program

Around 550 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard members began classes virtually yesterday as part of the United States Naval Community College (USNCC) pilot program.

January 14, 2021

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Northern Virginia Community College Hires First Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Growing up in a mixed-race household, Dr. Nathan Carter knows what it’s like to have hard conversations about race. With White friends, he faced stereotypes about what it meant to be Black. With Black friends, he heard assumptions about what it meant to be White.

January 6, 2021

COVID-19

Survey Seeks to Compile Noncredit Training Options

A survey on workforce development is compiling a list of noncredit occupational training options in the U.S., Public News Service reported. The survey is being conducted through a partnership between Opportunity America, Lumina Foundation and Wilder Research. The survey results will be crucial to economic recovery, given that most people want to return to work […]

December 14, 2020

Community Colleges

The Revenue Gap for Community Colleges Comes to $78 Billion. Would Biden’s Election Make a Difference?

There’s a $78 billion revenue gap between community colleges and four-year institutions, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress, a left-wing think tank. The study found that community colleges receive $8,800 less in revenue per student enrolled compared to four-year colleges.

October 15, 2020

Latinx

Excelencia’s ALASS Institute Focuses on the Future of HSIs

More than 1,000 higher education and organizational leaders virtually convened last week as part of Excelencia in Education’s Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) Institute. Discussions focused on advancing equity for Latinx students as well the future of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) post-COVID-19.

October 5, 2020

Community Colleges

Why Flexibility in Credit Transfers Is Crucial for Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World

Higher education groups have urged four-year institutions to revamp how they evaluate credits earned by students transferring campuses, saying both four-year and two-year colleges must ensure that more credits count toward baccalaureate degrees, especially in a post-coronavirus economy.

May 18, 2020

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Initiative Aimed at Increasing Access for Lower-Income Students Is Succeeding, but Results Are Slowing

A report from the American Talent Initiative (ATI) shows impressive results in terms of increasing the number and share of Pell Grant recipients at high-performing institutions, but momentum appears to be waning.

February 23, 2020

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Virginia Lawmakers Still at Odds Over In-State Tuition for DACA Students

Officials at some of Virginia’s largest public institutions of higher learning support allowing DACA recipients in the commonwealth to pay in-state tuition, but recent legislative efforts in the state house and senate failed to make it to their respective floors for votes.

February 6, 2019

Community Colleges

NOVA’s Outgoing President Reflects on Tenure and Appointment as President of Wake Tech

Dr. Scott Ralls, who is currently the president of Northern Virginia Community College, also known as NOVA or NVCC, has been named president of Wake Technical Community College, effective May 1.

January 2, 2019

Students

Report: Aligning K-12 and Community Colleges for Student Success

Accelerate academic transitions, extend navigational supports and serve as career bridges are three principal recommendations of a new resource guide focused on aligning the K-12 system and community colleges for student success.

November 29, 2018