These unique educational initiatives were created to serve specific geographic areas or students with specific obstacles or needs to achieve results that elevate the skills and earning potential of Virginia’s workforce.
Because Virginia’s community colleges have the geographic reach and the capacity to help in these areas, the Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative is making higher education accessible and affordable where it’s most needed.
For youth who have experienced foster care, adolescence is a search for someone who is willing to invest in their future. Here in Virginia, that search can end in success thanks to Great Expectations.
VFCCE scholarships and fellowships are the investments that help to unlock lifetimes of potential. Direct tuition assistance lets promising students across the Commonwealth prepare for in-demand careers within their local communities.
Advancing a Two-Generation Anti-Poverty Solution in the Commonwealth
Whether through a VFCCE signature program, a student success or program accelerator fund, or as part of a foundation endowment, your donation directly impacts the lives of community college students throughout Virginia.
FastForward is a short-term workforce credential program to train Virginians for top, in-demand jobs across the Commonwealth.
Virginia’s community colleges are unique in their ability to rapidly develop new programs to address the demands and opportunities presented by a dynamic information-driven economy.
The VFCCE Student Success Fund provides essential support services that help students master the skills necessary for acquiring and keeping a good job, such as resume writing, interviewing, financial literacy, continuing education, and specialized training.
The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education works with donors to establish dedicated funds in support of community college programs that align with individual philanthropic priorities.