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Lynchburg Welding Wars helps fuse gap for skilled workers searching for employment
Read full article: Lynchburg Welding Wars helps fuse gap for skilled workers searching for employmentWith skilled labor in high demand, about a dozen local employers were also on hand to promote their profession and connect with those searching for job opportunities.
Central Virginia Community College closes campus Saturday after receiving email threat
Read full article: Central Virginia Community College closes campus Saturday after receiving email threatCentral Virginia Community College to loan laptops to studentsLYNCHBURG, Va. โ Central Virginia Community College is closing its campus all-day Saturday following an email threat. The email was deemed not a credible threat. All events have been canceled for Saturday.
Central Virginia Community College lending laptops to students in need
Read full article: Central Virginia Community College lending laptops to students in needLYNCHBURG, Va. Central Virginia Community College wants to break barriers for students starting up classes again during the pandemic. Later this month, CVCC will loan about 280 laptops to students with device or internet access issues. Many were trying to do homework through their smart phones and we just realized there was a barrier to student success. So immediately we want to make sure we can sort of eliminate that barrier, said Chris Bryant, vice president of institutional advancement. Come be able to check it out a book and take it, use it for the entire semester, said Biff Johnson, president of Central Virginia Education Foundation Board.
'We decided to take actionโ: Lynchburg student leads charge in graduation venue saga
Read full article: 'We decided to take actionโ: Lynchburg student leads charge in graduation venue sagaThe 17-year-old Heritage High School senior and his twin have family flying all the way in from California to watch them graduate. But right after winter break, school district officials told Heritage High School and E.C. Glass High School students they couldnโt have graduation at Liberty Universityโs Vines Center because it would be under construction at that time. Both high schools already use City Stadium for football games, Coleman thought, why not have graduation there? The change to City Stadium marks the third time the venue for the two graduation ceremonies has changed since late last year.
Whatโs News Today: American Education Week, Martinsville reversion
Read full article: Whatโs News Today: American Education Week, Martinsville reversionROANOKE, Va. โ Central Virginia Community College holds its annual Open House today. Dearington Elementary School in Lynchburg celebrates American Education Week. Martinsville City Council will meet today to consider reversion to town status. If Martinsville reverts to a town, it would mean certain financial responsibilities would fall on the county. As weโve reported, a vote on reversion could happen before the city passes its next budget, which is due by the June 30th.
More than 100 college students help build Habitat for Humanity house
Read full article: More than 100 college students help build Habitat for Humanity houseMore than 100 Central Virginia Community College students helped build Florence Coles' Habitat for Humanity home Saturday morning. Coles said she had been waiting six years for the Greater Lynchburg Habitat for Humanity to approve her application. The house will soon be moved to storage, and Habitat for Humanity estimates Coles' house will not be finished until next spring. "Our students care about their community," said Mary Zoccola, of Central Virginia Community College. "When they heard this house was going to be for someone in the community, that just touched everyone's heart."
Local community college FastForward certificate program offers help to career seekers
Read full article: Local community college FastForward certificate program offers help to career seekersLYNCHBURG, Va. - Central Virginia Community College is offering help to single working parents looking to get back into school, but unable to commit to two years. School leaders say a program called FastForward will help make that happen. We've got clinical medical assistant programs we've got phlebotomy. CVCC will also develop new FastForward programs in fall 2019. Information about FastForward job training is available at the CVCC Workforce Development office 434-832-7607, and at https://www.centralvirginia.edu/Workforce/Fast-Forward and https://www.fastforwardva.org/.