Ann Carter Smith, M.Ed., Counselor and Assistant Professor at Blue Ridge Community College won a 2011 Hallmark Distinguished Advisor Award at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention held recently in Seattle.
Smith was the only Virginia advisor to win this honor, and one of only 31 recognized internationally.  “I am truly humbled to receive this award,” said Smith. “And I am very proud of our chapter and all that the members have accomplished.” Continue reading →

United Way Award

The Student Ambassadors of Blue Ridge Community College recently received the “Best Collaborative Volunteer Engagement Award” from the United Way of Greater Augusta for the Unity Day Project held in September. Continue reading →

For anyone who has always wanted to learn another language, Blue Ridge Community College is offering a free class that will provide participants with a sampling of six foreign languages.

On Saturday, May 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, in the Plecker Workforce Center, students will learn conversational Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish and Russian. Continue reading →

Susan Knipp, Licensed Veterinary Technician and Blue Ridge Community College graduate, received the Technician of the Year Award by the Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians at the annual Virginia Veterinary Conference in Roanoke. The conference is attended by LVTs and veterinarians from across the state. Continue reading →

Blue Ridge Community College recently welcomed Dr. Bob Young as Vice President of Instruction and Student Services. Dr. Young comes to BRCC from Frederick Community College in Maryland where he served as the Associate Vice President of Learning and an adjunct math instructor for eight years. During his tenure at Frederick Community College, Dr. Young supervised two diverse academic departments that included career and transfer programs, such as Nursing, Respiratory Care, Computer Science, Accounting, Emergency Management, Culinary Arts, and Physical Education.  Continue reading →

The Blue Ridge Community College Veterinary Technology Club received “Student Club of the Year” honors from the National Association of Veterinary Technicians of America (NAVTA) at its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, January 15-19. Continue reading →

Blue Ridge Community College announces an exciting new opportunity for 12- to 15-year-olds to participate in a semester-long workshop that will culminate with a Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre performance.

The Theatre Workshop for Youth is a 12-week program that includes dramatic exercises as well as rehearsal for a production of The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, by Don Zolidis.  BRCC Fine Arts Center Program Manager and community theatre veteran Sandi Belcher will lead the Saturday morning workshops and direct the production of this wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun, as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into one rollicking performance. Continue reading →