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In accordance with the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, the WV Council for Community and Technical College Education is soliciting comments on the Proposed Changes to the State Determined Levels of Performance (SDPL) of Perkins Core Performance Indicators for West Virginia. Click the following link to view proposed revisions Proposed Changes…
West Virginia’s Community and Technical College System today released fall 2020 enrollment data for the state’s two-year community and technical colleges. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment declines were moderate at most campuses – with an overall drop of just over 3,300 students across the statewide system. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, West Virginia’s Higher Education Chancellor, noted that the…
From WV News: https://www.wvnews.com/news/wv… CHARLESTON — Ntiva, an IT company based out of Virginia, has been promoting the idea of remote working for longer than a decade, and has remained committed to hiring West Virginia natives. Ben Martin, the director of remote operations for Ntiva, said that, while the COVID-19 pandemic has opened many businesses to…
In July 2019, West Virginia’s Community and Technical College System was awarded a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a program that trains and places apprentices in information technology (IT) occupations, which are in increasingly high demand across the state. Today, this program – known as Apprenticeships in Motion,…
West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission and Community and Technical College System have awarded $85,000 in grants to support strengthened diversity efforts at higher education institutions across the state. The Diversity for Equity Grants are designed to support campus-led initiatives that make higher education more accessible to people of all ages, races, genders, and backgrounds.…
Kicking off tomorrow, September 1, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and Community and Technical College System are launching a series of 20 financial aid webinars for students and families as they prepare for the college-going process. The series, which runs through the end of April, will cover general financial aid information, details on…
CHARLESTON, W.VA., August 27, 2020 West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission and Community and Technical College System have awarded $45,000 in grants to support student mental health at colleges and universities across the state. Through these Campus Mental Health Grants, institutions will implement a variety of projects that include identifying existing mental health services for…
West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) and Community and Technical College System (CTCS), together with Philanthropy West Virginia, today announced that Ascendium Education Group – one of the most active postsecondary education philanthropies in the country – has awarded the state $750,000 to support student success and accelerate degree completion. The West Virginia collaboration…
State higher education office’s college counseling texting program helping 27,000+ students stay on track amid COVID-19 crisis As graduating high school seniors wrap up the academic year amid significant changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are looking for ways to stay on track with their education. The “Txt 4 Success” program, an initiative of…
Approximately 50 student government leaders from colleges and universities across West Virginia gathered virtually today for the West Virginia Student Leadership Conference, which is hosted each year by the state’s Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) and Community and Technical College System (CTCS). Discussions focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their education and…