Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
PVCC’s workforce services offer classes that provide skills that will help students find a good job and a good future to make good money. Classes are taught by instructors with industry knowledge and experience. The Stultz Center also provides opportunities for experiential learning. These opportunities include hundreds of classes and various credits that fall into […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 10, the Bolick Student Center was packed with information tables for the Education and Resource Fair. Tables were covered in the free swag typical of professional fairs, as well as with eye-catching, department-specific attractions. The Engineering table stood out with an elaborate model bridge, and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography table with a […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 10, the Bolick Student Center was packed with information tables for the Education and Resource Fair. Tables were filled with the free swag typical of professional fairs, as well as with eye-catching, department-specific attractions. The Engineering table stood out with an elaborate model bridge, and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography table with a […]
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Cars going up College Drive to reach the main parking lot for PVCC all pass a building at the very bottom of the road. People who take the time to look at the building’s parking lot might notice that it contains several tractor-trailers. This is the Workforce Services building, where many PVCC students have acquired […]
Continue ReadingJamie Blake, staff writer When deciding what one wants to do with their life, there are many paths to take and options to choose from. It can feel overwhelming going back to school for so long, because it is not for everyone. The thought of trying to go through the process might not appeal to […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is adding new classes to the Spring 2013 Workforce Services class schedule starting in January in the new state-of-the-art teaching kitchen at the Jefferson Center. The new culinary classes explore a variety of topics from making chocolates and pastries to Mediterannean and Asian Cuisine. PVCC’s Workforce Services had partnered up […]
Continue ReadingPVCC is on its way to achieving the VCCS goals for 2015 through a “six-year strategic plan.” According to the VCCS website, VCCS is focusing on five categories to help achieve its goals: access, affordability, student success, workforce services and resources. Because PVCC is part of VCCS, PVCC has its own plan to help VCCS […]
Continue ReadingSince 2005, Workforce Services at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has been offering a wide range of programs. One that has been featured at the school for nearly four years is the Viticulture and Enology Program, which offers courses that teach students how to brew their own beer, to pair wine with food and to […]
Continue ReadingWorkforce Services at Piedmont Virginia Community College is partnering with local businesses and area professionals to provide its fourth annual Summer Career Academies (SCA) program this summer. SCA, open to rising 7th, 8th and 9th graders, will run from June 18 to Aug. 10 and will offer nearly 30 one-week academies led by PVCC faculty […]
Continue ReadingWorkforce Services at Piedmont Virginia Community College will hold its first annual “Healthy, Well-thy and Wise” Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PVCC Stultz Center. The fair will include presentations and workshops on over nine areas of wellness, including physical, mental, legal and financial wellness. Divided into […]
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