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Feb 28, 2025

Va. community colleges and businesses help fill in-demand jobs

Virginia had about 295,000 unfilled jobs as of November 2024, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report released in January, but it’s not as simple as sending people to job interviews to fill these positions. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration notes that these are good jobs for skilled workers, but there are long-term labor shortages […]

An increasing number of community college students, like these Blue Ridge Community College welding students, are pursuing fast-track workforce certifications instead of associate degrees. Photo courtesy Virginia Community College System
Jul 28, 2022

Work it out

The Virginia Community College System is experiencing what one top official describes as a “tectonic shift.” Although transfer programs to four-year colleges still account for the largest enrollment demand in community colleges, fewer students are interested in academic programs that can provide transfer credits to a four-year institution, a traditional mission of community colleges. Instead, [...]

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