Latest news and feature stories from BRCC and the Virginia Community College System.
- Feb14
BRCC Grad Spotlight: Manny Ledesma
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Feb13
BRCC Bus Trip to Washington, D.C. - Museums on the Mall
by Bridget BaylorTags: event - Jan30
Persistence Pays Off
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Dec13
The Gifts of the Giving Tree
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Dec01
A Mural of Belonging
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Oct26
Job Starter: Helping Locals Find Their “Best Fit” Employer & Getting Paid to Train
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Oct04
16th Annual Hunger Symposium
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Sep21
Mis Quince II
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Jul18
Adagio from BRCC to the Ballet
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Jun30
Student Spotlight: Paul Sanders
by Sarah SedwickTags: - May27
State Board for Community Colleges May Consider 2022-23 Tuition and Fees at July Meeting
by VCCSTags: - May23
BRCC Graduation 2022
by Bridget BaylorTags: - May18
Pursuing Dreams
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Apr25
Graduate Spotlight: Eric Calvert
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Apr14
State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2022-23 Tuition and Fees at May Meeting
by VCCSTags: - Feb14
A Helping Hand
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Dec16
Nuts About Animals!
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Dec03
STEM Star!
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Nov09
"Plug In and Work Hard"
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Oct19
The Quinceañera – A “Precious” Hispanic Tradition
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Sep02
Leading The Way Through PTK
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Aug09
Driving Toward Dreams
by Sarah SedwickTags: - May27
BRCC Reopening July 6; Fall Tuition Holds Steady
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Apr29
Student Spotlight: Waren Lelewa
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Apr19
State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2021-22 Fees at May Meeting
by VCCSTags: - Mar15
BRCC Spotlight: Auto Student Asha Harris
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Feb16
Success by Certification: Matthew Gira
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Feb05
Presentation: The History of the Gullah Wars
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Feb05
Zuzu African Acrobats Virtual Performance
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Feb04
Bad Moon Rising: The Prom Night Murders Memoir
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Dec17
BRCC puts a Modern Twist on a Classic Christmas Tale
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Dec15
Forging the Future: Nathan Garrison
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Nov06
2020 Virginia Hunger Symposium
by Sarah SedwickTags: - Aug17
Caring Commitment: Beverly Baker, BRCC Class of 2020
by Cathy Sliwoski
At a time in life when many of her peers were considering retirement, Beverly Baker decided to embark on a strenuous educational path: nursing school. more...
Tags: - Jul07
Financial Aid Virtual Open House
by Financial AidWednesday, July 22, 2020
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Do you have financial aid questions?
Need help with FAFSA or other forms?
We can assist you in group or confidential one-on-one sessions! more...
Tags: event - Jun22
Rising Above: Dennis Villeda, ‘19
by Cathy Sliwoski
Dennis Villeda entered the foster care system at a young age. It proved to be an emotional roller coaster until his late teens. more... - Jun02
Statement from the President of Blue Ridge Community College
by John DowneyStudents and Employees of Blue Ridge Community College:
The challenges brought about by COVID-19 during the last three months have disrupted the lives of virtually everyone, and the resulting strain and suffering is sometimes difficult to bear. Yet, even that pain pales in comparison to the pain of this past week, prompted by the horrific death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis.more...
Tags: news - May27
A Disciplined Approach: Bobby Adkins
by Cathy Sliwoski
The main hurdle for many adults who contemplate pursuing a college degree for the first time, or going back to school after a long hiatus, is taking that leap of faith. more...
- May21
State Board Holds the Line on Community College Tuition and Fees for Fall 2020
by VCCSNEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2020
RICHMOND —The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, elected to maintain the current in-state tuition and mandatory fees for Fall 2020. more...
Tags: press release - Apr21
State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2020-21 Fees at May Meeting
by VCCSIn accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall 2020, at 9 a.m. on May 21, 2020, via a virtual meeting.more...
Tags: news - Apr13
President's List 2019
by Bridget BaylorBlue Ridge Community College has announced the names of those students who made the President’s List during the spring, summer, and fall 2019 semesters.more...
Tags: press release - Apr10
Blue Ridge Educational Foundation announces Fall & Spring Semester scholarship recipients
by Bridget BaylorApplications accepted through April 15 for Fall Semester 2020 scholarships
The Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation announces that it awarded $367,192 in scholarships to 204 students enrolled in the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters at Blue Ridge Community College. more...
Tags: press release - Apr09
BRCC Donates Classroom Supplies to Local Hospitals
by Bridget Baylor
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several academic departments and offices at Blue Ridge Community College collected and delivered personal protective equipment and supplies to Augusta Health and Sentara RMH. more...Tags: feature - Feb13
Making Steady Progress: Alison Wilkins
by Cathy Sliwoski
Alison Wilkins (l) with Melissa Lambert, WCE Healthcare Instructor
The FastForward program in Workforce and Continuing Education seems perfectly suited to an adult student like Alison Wilkins. more...
- Jan22
A Career in Snow Business: Brandon Mauzy, ‘18
by Cathy Sliwoski
Brandon Mauzy has always been fascinated by weather. “I was the kid who would come home from school and turn on the Weather Channel,” says the Virginia Tech transfer majoring in meteorology. more...
- Jan13
Free Career Exploration for Middle Schoolers
by Bridget Baylor
Middle schoolers can explore careers in exciting fields like crime scene investigation, nursing, 3D computer aided design and more during the Career Choices event at BRCC this February! The FREE event will be held February 15, from 9 am to noon at BRCC. more...
Tags: - Jan06
Cyber Security Grads Stay Local
by Bridget Baylor
Three recent graduates of the BRCC Cybersecurity program share their experiences – from how they chose the field of cybersecurity, to what they like best about their new careers. more...Tags: - Dec02
Nuts and Bats: Vet Tech Adventures
by Cathy Sliwoski
No doubt about it, Blue Ridge Community College loves animals. We love the cuddly, furry, domesticated ones, but we also have a soft spot for the ones that it’s not always easy to love, the ones often misunderstood—like bats. more...
Tags: - Nov19
Making the Grade: Manny Ledesma Jr., BRCC Class of 2018
by Cathy Sliwoski
Although Manny Ledesma Jr.’s academic journey at Blue Ridge had a rocky start, he didn’t let that deter him from graduating and transferring to James Madison University to study political science and public policy. more...
- Oct17
Virginia Hunger Symposium 2019
by Bridget BaylorTags: events - Sep12
Celina Delivers
by Cathy SliwoskiCDL Grad Loves Life on the Highway
Celina McBride has always liked the idea of traveling. Now that she’s been on the road with her CDL from Blue Ridge Community College, she has “learned to love it!” more... - Aug23
Charting Their Course
by Cathy Sliwoski
BRCC AMT Grads Enter Booming Job Market Quickly
Gordon Brown, Corey Noble, and Parker Burns recently completed Blue Ridge Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology certificate and/or degree programs and already know they are going places. more...
Tags: - Aug19
BRCC Forms Partnerships to Offer Cybersecurity Jobs to Graduates
by Public Relations
Go Virginia cybersecurity bootcamp participants and instructors. more...
Tags: news - Aug16
Extended Registration Hours: August 2019
by Public RelationsTags: news - Aug07
“Everything Tied Together Nicely”
by Cathy Sliwoski
Phillip Sowers pays attention to detail. He likes it when things are systematic, logical, and cost effective. He found all of that studying Mechanical Design Technology at Blue Ridge Community College. more... - Aug01
Four New Members Appointed to BRCC Educational Foundation Board
by Bridget BaylorThe Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation Board has recently appointed four new members to fill spaces vacated by outgoing members. They are Dave Metz, Tassie Pippert, Justin Rexrode, and Andy Vanhook. more...
Tags: - Jun17
“Animals…need strong, fearless human advocates and that is what I aspire to be.”
by Cathy Sliwoski
As a young girl, Jessica Jimerson collected pictures of people working with wildlife from National Geographic magazine and plastered them on her bedroom walls as inspiration. Now, many years later, she is one of the wildlife conservationists featured in a National Geographic article about the endangered pangolin. more... - Jun10
Morgan Davis: An Advocate for Children
by Cathy Sliwoski - Apr15
Non-Profit Internship Provides Excellent Learning Opportunity for Business Student
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Apr15
State Board for Community Colleges to Set 2019-20 Tuition and Fees at May Meeting
by VCCSTags: notice - Apr05
BRCC AMT: Learning by Doing
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Feb19
Goodbye, Blackboard. Hello, Canvas!
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Feb01
FAFSA Fridays
by Bridget BaylorTags: event - Jan31
Positive Energy in Mechatronics
by Cathy Sliwoski
As a youngster in his native Eritrea, Gebrehiwot Amine, better known as “G,” enjoyed helping his grandfather on the farm, often taking things apart to learn how they worked. more... - Jan03
Dawn Murray: “You can’t spell ‘heart’ without ART!”
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Dec17
Art and Science Converged in Kinetic Gallery
by Cathy Sliwoski
Tags: feature - Dec17
Extended Registration Hours for January 2019
by Bridget BaylorTags: news - Dec11
The CAVE: A Bright Spot for Student Success
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Nov28
Breakfast with Legislators
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Nov01
Water for Hope and Change Project
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Oct15
BRCC raises hunger awareness with week of activities
by Bridget BaylorTags: events - Sep19
From BRCC to NASA: Grad Fondly Remembers Influence of Professors
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Aug14
Four New Members Appointed to BRCC Educational Foundation Board
by Bridget BaylorTags: press release - Jul26
Extended Registration Hours for August 2018
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: news - Jul11
BRCC ADJ: A Solid Foundation for Those Who Protect and Serve
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Jul03
New Credit Course for Fall: UMS 107-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Remote Pilot Ground School
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: news - Jun26
GO Virginia Cyber Security Grant
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Jun26
Lost and Found: Allison Funk Rediscovers Her Passion for Art
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - May22
Flower Power
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Apr16
Blue Ridge Scholar is Harvard Bound
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Apr10
State Board for Community Colleges to Set 2018-2019 Tuition and Fees at May Meeting
by VCCSTags: notice - Mar13
Mo Knows….the Rec Center. Mo knows the Red Cross. Mo knows BRCC!
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Mar13
Academic GPS: Trailblazers Guide Peers through the College Experience
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Feb21
BRCC’s Automotive Analysis and Repair: A Career to Go Places With
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Feb02
Mentorship Builds a Future Leader in Construction
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Jan03
BRCC Nursing: “Where art and science meet.”
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Nov16
Extended Registration Hours for January 2018
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: news - Oct19
After the Storm: BRCC Vet Techs Provide Comfort to Houston-area Pets
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Sep25
11th Annual VA Hunger Symposium
by Bridget BaylorTags: events - Sep14
Grads Enjoy Working Hard to Help Others
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Sep14
New Directors Emeriti Celebrated at BRCC
by Bridget BaylorTags: news - Aug16
Lunch[time] and Learn
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: events - Jul21
BRCC Named a “2017 Great College to Work For”
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Jun28
Take Five!
by Public RelationsTags: news - Jun28
Building Alliances: Luis Miguel Rangel Wells, BRCC Class of 2011
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Jun28
Feeling the “Pull” of Geosciences: Kevin Andrade, Sr.
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Jun01
Engineering Her Future: Carolyn Wakeman
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - May15
BRCC 2017 Commencement
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - May01
BRCC Student ArtWorks Spring 2017
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - May01
Community College Philanthropists Honored with 2017 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy
by Bridget BaylorTags: press release - Apr26
Scholarship Recipient
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Apr25
The Tassel Was Worth the Hassle
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Apr12
Award-winning Poet
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Mar21
Josette Nickerson: A Passion for POP Pilates
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Feb27
Nevertheless She Persisted…down the Appalachian Trail
by Cathy Sliwoski - Feb13
BRCC Campaign Exceeds $8 million Goal
by Bridget BaylorTags: news - Feb07
Financial Aid + BRCC Tuition = Affordable College!
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Jan23
Welding Sparks New Career for Don Conner
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Dec15
Making the Season Brighter
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Nov30
Extended Registration Hours for January 2017
by Public RelationsTags: news - Nov18
Ahadu Yifru and Shaafan Alsindi
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Nov18
Take a Peek at 100 Asian Tikappu!
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Nov14
BRCC Named to Victory Media’s 2017 Military Friendly® Schools List
by Bridget BaylorTags: press release - Oct20
Pumpkin Painting Pals: Elizabeth Lopez and Nathaly Lara
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Oct12
BRCC Enactus Launches Haitian Entrepreneur Hurricane Relief Fund
by Public RelationsTags: press release - Oct03
10th Annual Virginia Hunger Symposium
by Public RelationsTags: events - Sep20
New Directors Emeriti & Fundraising Success Celebrated at BRCC
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Sep13
Manufacturing Day @ BRCC
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: events - Sep01
Veterinary Technology Information Session
by Public RelationsTags: events - Aug25
Turner Asks “Who Wouldn't Want to Spend Four Months Working at Disney!”
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Aug22
Blue Ridge Grads Abound in Augusta Health Clinical Engineering Department
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Aug16
Extended Registration Hours
by PRTags: - Aug03
Dustin Jazwinski
by Bridget BaylorTags: - Jun15
All Smiles
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: - Jun01
Couple Graduates Together for the Love of It
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - May23
Excellence in the Helping Profession
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - May17
Spotlight: Megan Van Fossen
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - May11
This Time Last... March 2015
by Donna MillerTags: rec center - May04
Sister Act
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Apr27
Spotlight: David Tice, 23
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Apr19
Vet Tech Club Raises Funds for Canine Ballistic Vests
by Public RelationsTags: feature - Apr06
Spotlight: Yenifer Valera-Sabino
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Apr04
BRCC Names New VP of Finance
by Public RelationsTags: press release - Mar31
April Events Open to the Public
by Public RelationsTags: events - Mar31
Humans of BRCC
by Public RelationsTags: feature - Mar21
BRCC Enactus Team Uses Grants to Empower Others – Locally and Globally
by Public RelationsThe Blue Ridge Community College Enactus team has had great success in securing national grants to help achieve their goals of empowering others and supporting businesses. more...
Tags: press release - Mar09
Martha Saunders: Minding Her Own Bees Wax
by Cathy Sliwoski - Mar09
Five Questions for Writer Martha Woodroof
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: - Feb24
Spotlight: Alina Young
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: spotlight - Feb22
A “Long Run” in Mechanical Design: Randy Siron
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Jan20
Early education: Residents learn about Augusta after the Civil War
by Rebecca BarnabiTags: clip - Jan11
Five Questions for Artist Nancy Stark
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: art - Dec10
This Time Last... Summer 2014
by Donna MillerSince early on with the opening of the Rec Center, Donna Ladd has been a true "regular", and for good reason. For starters, she has lost 45 pounds. But more importantly, she has made tremendous improvements in her health.more...
Tags: rec center - Dec10
This Time Last... May 18
by Donna MillerThis is a second in the series of "This Time Last..." when we feature a Rec Center member who has accomplished significant changes through working out at the Center. Our feature member is Kaitlyn Staton who has lost an amazing 42 pounds since May 18. more...
Tags: rec center - Dec10
This Time Last... August, 2014
by Donna MillerTaylor Bacarro came to Blue Ridge in August of 2014 with more in mind than just her educational goals. Having just graduated from high school, Taylor was treated by her grandparents to a cruise. Also traveling with them was her cousin, a sleek, athletic and active teen. What Taylor witnessed was her cousin participating in many of the activities on the cruise that she couldn't or was not allowed to do because of her weight. She determined at that point to do something about her weight; thus started her quest. What would transpire would be 0-to-101 lbs. in just thirteen months! more...
Tags: rec center - Dec03
Bridge Contest
by Bridget BaylorTags: feature - Dec02
Furious Flower Unfurls
by Cathy SliwoskiTags: feature - Dec01
John Butler
by Public RelationsTags: spotlight - Dec01
Blue Ridge Community College Holds Hunger Symposium
by NBC29 | 27 Oct 2015Tags: clip - Dec01
Virginia received 4.3 million federal grant for career pathways
by Post Online Media - 9 October 2015Tags: clip - Dec01
Open for Business
by Public RelationsTags: construction - Dec01
BRCC Offers Commercial Pilot Program
by Public RelationsTags: press release - Dec01
BRCC Offers First Paperboard Packaging Technology Program in the Country
by Public RelationsTags: press release - Dec01
Noncredit Financial Assistance
by Public RelationsTags: press release
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