Virginia Community College System

Virginia Community College System
TypePublic university system
EstablishedDecember 16, 1966; 57 years ago (1966-12-16)[1]
ChancellorDavid Doré
Students218,985
95,592 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Websitewww.vccs.edu

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.[3]

In March 2022, the system hired Russell Kavalhuna as its next chancellor.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

  1. ^ "About Virginia's Community Colleges". VCCS. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ "About Virginia's Community Colleges". VCCS. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ Virginia Community College System - History
  4. ^ Moody, Scott (March 22, 2022). "Va. Community College System Defies Gov. With Chancellor Hire". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Virginia Community College System Restarts Chancellor Search". U.S. News & World Report. June 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "David Doré Hired to Lead Virginia's Community Colleges". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. January 6, 2023.