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Honor by The Chronicle of Higher Education puts BRCC in elite company

Blue Ridge Community College is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The results, released earlier this week in The Chronicle’s third annual report on The Academic Workplace, are based on a survey of more than 42,000 employees at 277 colleges and universities.

In all, only 97 of the 277 institutions achieved “Great College to Work For” recognition for specific best practices and policies. Results are reported for small, medium, and large institutions, with BRCC included among the small two-year institutions. Continue Reading »

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• Miller graduates BRCC 07/04/2010     The News Leader
• BRCC Group Plans School Project in Haiti 07/06/2010     WHSV-TV – Online
• Blue Ridge CC Holds Classes for Kids 07/03/2010     WVIR-TV – Online

Learn about healthcare career training options at Blue Ridge Community College during a free orientation/information session Monday, June 14 at 6 p.m.  Hosted by BRCC’s Workforce Services & Continuing Education Division, the session will meet in the Plecker Workforce Center on the Weyers Cave campus. Continue Reading »

Campus bookstore rental program will launch fall 2010 and offer savings of 50 percent or more

Blue Ridge Community College recently announced it will begin offering textbook rental services at the BRCC Bookstore this fall.  Rent-A-Text will offer students a rental option on textbooks – savings that represent 50 percent or more off the price of new textbooks. Continue Reading »

Four Blue Ridge Community College Workforce Services and Continuing Education instructors and service providers were honored recently for their outstanding contributions.  The Virginia Community College System Workforce Development Services Chancellor’s Award was presented to Dr. Steve Gardner, Tim Nicely, Mary Sullivan, and Phill Ungar.  The award recognizes outstanding efforts in program development and support of the college in serving Virginia’s workforce and community.   Continue Reading »

Blue Ridge Community College’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team was one of only 20 teams – of the hundreds of two- and four-year college and university teams from across the nation – to make it to the semifinals at the SIFE USA National Exposition in Minneapolis last week. Continue Reading »

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• BRCC grads optimistic 05/16/2010  The News Leader

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Nancy Spark on her love for trains and watercolor 043/27/2010 The Roanoke Times – Online

Virginia’s community colleges are seeing record enrollment 04/28/2010 Virginia Business

(Richmond) – Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Strickler of Harrisonburg, Virginia, have earned the 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy.  They were nominated for the award by Blue Ridge Community College.  The award was given at a luncheon ceremony at the Country Club of Virginia on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Continue Reading »