Virginia Community College System

{{Short description|List of 23 community colleges in Virginia}}

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| students = 218,985
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The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) oversees a network of 23 community colleges in Virginia, which serve residents of Virginia and provide two-year degrees and various specialty training and certifications. In 2006, the Virginia Community College System's annual enrollment rate topped 233,000 students. The VCCS also had an additional 170,000 students in workforce development services and noncredit courses.[http://www.vccs.edu/about/where-we-have-been/ Virginia Community College System - History]

In March 2022, the system hired Russell Kavalhuna as its next chancellor.{{cite news |last1=Moody |first1=Scott |title=Va. Community College System Defies Gov. With Chancellor Hire |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/03/22/va-community-college-system-defies-gov-chancellor-hire |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=Inside Higher Ed |date=March 22, 2022 |language=en}}

In June 2022, the board announced that Kavalhuna was no longer taking the job and the system was restarting the search for a new chancellor. Sharon Morrissey, previously the system's vice chancellor for academic and workforce programs, was appointed interim chancellor.{{Cite news |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Virginia Community College System Restarts Chancellor Search |work=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2022-06-14/virginia-community-college-system-restarts-chancellor-search}}

On January 4, 2023, Virginia's Community Colleges announced that David Doré would be the next chancellor of the system. He began his role on April 1, 2023.{{Cite news |date=January 6, 2023 |title=David Doré Hired to Lead Virginia's Community Colleges |work=Williamsburg Yorktown Daily |url=https://wydaily.com/news/2023/01/06/david-dore-hired-to-lead-virginias-community-colleges/}}

Colleges

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{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.34642369396646 |long=-77.40857220967852 |label=Brightpoint|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.35949066723262 |long=-79.18506161417552 |label=Central Virginia|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.56584893133085 |long=-79.40519381762572 |label=Danville|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.64036277368044 |long=-75.75069527122255 |label=Eastern Shore|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=38.23171334908156 |long=-77.49301794120986 |label=Germanna|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.63703901092457 |long=-77.4737645445792 |label=J. Sargeant Reynolds|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=38.68197783185111 |long=-77.78347771942389 |label=Laurel Ridge|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.85486345446298 |long=-82.75888528928971 |label=Mountain Empire|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.81241247163896 |long=-79.85190123293836 |label=Mountain Gateway|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.10490607716404 |long=-80.6962798845579 |label=New River|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=38.83400897611973 |long=-77.23668568872868 |label=Northern Virginia|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.73832561046218 |long=-79.8703817972195 |label=Patrick & Henry|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.67451788992127 |long=-76.93788410969618 |label=Paul D. Camp|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=38.00628001858479 |long=-78.48407451016875 |label=Piedmont|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.95697173612542 |long=-76.76223600224338 |label=Rappahannock|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.83929859414476 |long=-77.91710757216332 |label=Southside Virginia|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.00581962038026 |long=-81.79683504459592 |label=Southwest Virginia|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.78580967128629 |long=-76.10061129951042 |label=Tidewater|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.69904223376292 |long=-82.0015312787476 |label=Virginia Highlands|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.06373878370002 |long=-76.41962435252113 |label=Virginia Peninsula|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=37.24628235807947 |long=-79.97316677393387 |label=Virginia Western|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |USA Virginia |lat=36.9577685042476 |long=-81.07056551761549 |label=Wytheville|position=left|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

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|+ VCCS institutions

! style="text-align: left;" scope="col" | Name

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! style="text-align: left;" scope="col" | Enrollment{{cite web |url=https://research.schev.edu/enrollment/e2_report.asp |title=Fall Headcount Enrollment |author= |date=Fall 2021 |website=State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |publisher= |access-date=October 9, 2022 |quote=}}

! style="text-align: left;" scope="col" | Location

Blue Ridge Community College19673,386Augusta County
Brightpoint Community College19678,558Chesterfield County
Central Virginia Community College19663,464Lynchburg
Danville Community College19362,330Danville
Eastern Shore Community College1971637Accomack County
Germanna Community College19707,496Culpeper County
Fredericksburg
Orange County
Stafford County
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College19727,252Richmond
Laurel Ridge Community College19705,862Fauquier County
Frederick County
Page County
Mountain Empire Community College19722,079Wise County
Mountain Gateway Community College19621,069Alleghany County
New River Community College19593,903Pulaski County
Northern Virginia Community College196549,559Alexandria
Fairfax County
Loudoun County
Manassas
Prince William County
Patrick & Henry Community College19621,906Henry County
Paul D. Camp Community College19701,239Franklin
Piedmont Virginia Community College19724,997Charlottesville
Rappahannock Community College19702,588Gloucester County
Richmond County
Southside Virginia Community College19702,961Brunswick County
Charlotte County
Southwest Virginia Community College19682,135Tazewell County
Tidewater Community College196816,797Chesapeake
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Virginia Beach
Virginia Highlands Community College19672,451Washington County
Virginia Peninsula Community College19685,832Hampton
James City County
Newport News
Williamsburg
Virginia Western Community College19665,625Roanoke
Wytheville Community College19632,089Wythe County

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