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“Affording Life” with Life Gap Plus

At the Community College of Vermont, student success is a priority for staff and faculty. Students like Amanda Reid also share this goal. “I’ve always been a people person. Helping people has always been my thing."

“A Beautiful Language”: Dual Enrollment Introduces High School Students to Deaf Culture

Grace Brown was in a Starbucks store two years ago when she watched, dismayed, as a barista struggled to help a customer who was deaf. Finally, Grace found a pen and paper and helped the stranger place their order. “I was very frustrated for them,” she said.

CCV/Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Partnership Addresses Healthcare Workforce Shortage

The next group of College to Career Program students will begin classes later this month, launching their accelerated journey to becoming medical assistants at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.

Exploring Creativity at CCV

From a young age, Andrea Otto was always interested in the arts. “I loved just experimenting with art as a child...I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to pursue as a career,” she said. “So I started taking classes at CCV.”

From CCV Degree to a Job in IT

At home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Trésor Mwali was a student in medical school. He also worked a part-time job helping people with computers. “But when I moved here, I couldn’t do that because I didn’t have anything that showed I had studied for it,” he said.

CCV Scholarship Carries On a Legacy of Learning

This story is written in memory of Jennifer Frey ‘97, who passed away in November 2001. Her parents, Lois and Bob Frey, established the Jennifer Frey Memorial Scholarship in 2002. Over the years, the scholarship has helped 45 CCV students continue their education.

On the Front Lines: One Veteran’s Journey from Marine Corps to Nursing School

Growing up, Quinn O’Reilly and his older brother didn’t get along. But in the months before his brother left home for Marine Corps boot camp, they grew closer. When Quinn flew to Parris Island, South Carolina to watch boot camp graduation, he was inspired to follow in his brother’s footsteps.

Celebrating First-Generation Students at CCV

On November 8, National First-Generation College Celebration Day recognizes first-generation students across the country. Today, CCV is proud to celebrate all of our first-generation students.

“Pushing Further”: Incorporating Social Justice into Math at CCV

Growing up in Philadelphia, Warren Sides experienced diversity first-hand. But when he went to college in a rural part of Pennsylvania, he says it was “an eye-opener."

Completing a Chapter

It’s midnight in Lahore, Pakistan as Gulab Malak describes his experience as a CCV student. Staying up all night is normal for him—he’s been working Eastern hours since he moved back home from the U.S. in 2004.

Green Mountain Grad

The State of Vermont, Vermont State Colleges System, and VSAC are providing a gift to 2020 and 2021 Vermont high school graduates of one tuition-free college or training course at …

Speaking on Behalf of Students: CCV-Upper Valley Graduate is Class of 2021 Speaker

Ashleigh du Plessis’s children were nine, seven, and two when she and her husband moved them from Cape Town, South Africa to Vermont in the summer of 2019. The family arrived on a Sunday, and on Tuesday Ashleigh started classes at CCV-Upper Valley.

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