The Online News Magazine of the Community College of Vermont
Notable Now – August 2017
In this last month of summer, CCV students, faculty, and staff have embarked on all sorts of adventures. Happy reading, and don’t forget to send your own exciting news to marketing@ccv.edu!
Seeing More: Field-Based Courses Offer New Perspectives
Many of CCV’s course offerings have a field component, taking students out of the classroom and into the Vermont landscape. This summer, students and faculty from Forest Ecology, Landscape in Art, and Natural History of Vermont reflect on the value of bringing education outside.
Notable Now – July 2017
Summer at CCV is in full swing! Check out some of the latest accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff from around the state, and don’t forget to share your Notables at marketing@ccv.edu!
If You Need Help: Advice from a New Graduate
When Lyndsay Squier started taking classes at CCV three years ago, she was full of doubt. She’d been told that she would never succeed in school. She was trying to get out of an unhealthy relationship. She wanted to go to college but wasn’t sure she could afford it. Beneath many layers of doubt, she also had a dream of going to law school.
The Successful Student 
Telepresence Brings a New Dimension to Distance Education at CCV
Like the 300 fully online courses that CCV offers each semester, telepresence courses are all about access for students.
Meet CCV
Opening Doors
In a cozy room at CCV-Middlebury, Farhad and Amtul Khan sit side by side, nervous and eager in equal measure—they’ve ducked in out of the rain to talk about why this place means so much to them.
CCV In Scotland: Study Abroad Spring 2017
From Up On High
My original plan for my final day in Scotland was to tour the Edinburgh Castle, then the Writers Museum, then call an Uber for a ride to a brewery. A quick Google search led me to believe my best option was Caledonia Brewing, located in the Shandon area of Edinburgh, about two miles from our […]
The Arts
Rutland’s Café CCV Celebrates Student Artists
Café CCV, a biannual showcase of student artwork, was held at CCV-Rutland on December 9th. Over 70 students participated, displaying paintings, drawings, stained glass, ceramics, photography, and masks, and performing stand-up comedy.
Notes from the
President
Our Work
Community College of Vermont was founded in 1970 with the goal of providing a path to a college degree that is both local and cost effective. We have never lost sight of that mission, and it is more relevant now than at any other time in our history.
Community Voices
Tortillas, Mountains, and Sally
When I was eight, my favorite pastime was making tortillas. I could peel 85 tomatillos in about five minutes, sometimes in just four and a half. I would stand on two stacked crates up front so I could make eye contact with adults as I rang up their order, carefully counting their change.
Press Releases
- Community College of Vermont Student Receives $1,000 Legacy Scholarship
- More than 500 graduate from CCV
- Community College of Vermont to hold 50th Commencement on June 3 in Northfield
- Community College of Vermont Receives Early Childhood Development Grant
- CCV Karen Raylene Clark Memorial Scholarship Application Opens