The Community College of Vermont is pleased to announce that the following students have been named to the President’s, Dean’s, and Student Honors Lists for the spring 2021 semester.
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.
CCV Welcomes New Faculty for African American Struggle Class
“What does it mean to be an American?” Juan-Joel Tovanche wants to structure his upcoming African American Struggle for Equality class around this question.
CCV Student Receives Walgreens Pharmacy Technician Scholarship
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Community College of Vermont (CCV)-Montpelier student Marcus Carr has been awarded a $130 scholarship to cover the cost of the Pharmacy Technician Certification exam fee from Walgreens and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. “I am honored to receive this scholarship to further my goals in becoming a pharmacist,” said Carr. “I would […]
CCV Announces New Certificate Programs
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Beginning this fall, Vermonters will have four additional pathways to high-demand careers through new certificate programs at the Community College of Vermont (CCV). The new certificate offerings are cloud computing, community health, entrepreneurship, and human resource management. CCV certificates are designed to prepare students for the workplace or further education, and most […]
Fast Forward: Tech Center Teacher Helps Students Succeed
Matt Neckers teaches Creative Media Art & Design at Green Mountain Technology and Career Center in Hyde Park. His class is an all-day, year-long (sometimes two) immersive experience that gets students ready for college or the workforce—though many of them will complete his class with 12 college credits already under their belt.
‘Making Forward Progress’: Upskilling with Flex
Steve DeSimone started a new job as a packaging operator at Perrigo Nutritionals in Georgia, Vermont last March. Within a year, two CCV Flex classes helped him earn a promotion.
Roundtable with Congressman Peter Welch Illuminates Success of Prison-to-Career Pathway
“During incarceration, I became more free than I had ever been in my entire life, and a great deal of that was education.” Scott Barber was incarcerated at Newport’s Northern State Correctional Facility when he took CCV classes through the College’s ReSET VT program.
Taking a Leap: Free Classes, New Career
When the pandemic hit last March, Caitlin Moroney was furloughed. By the time she went back to her job in June, things were very different.
Fall 2020 Academic Honors
The Community College of Vermont is pleased to announce that the following students have been named to the President’s, Dean’s, and Student Honors Lists for the fall 2020 semester.