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Dust off your boots and get ready to raise your glass for a good cause! The Danville Community College Educational Foundation will host its 5th Annual Suds, Swine, Sippin’ & Song fundraiser on Friday, August 1, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM at Motley’s Mill, located at 572 Motley’s Mill Road in Chatham.

299 Danville, Pittsylvania County, and Halifax County residents were recently named to the Danville Community College President’s Honors List for the Spring 2025 semester. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled for six or more credit hours in the spring semester, have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0, have a semester GPA of 3.75 or higher, and have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours at the college.

288 Danville, Pittsylvania County, and Halifax County residents were recently named to the Danville Community College Vice President’s Honors List for the Spring 2025 semester. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled for six or more credit hours in the spring semester, have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0, have a semester GPA of 3.0 - 3.74 , and have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours at the college.

The State Board for Virginia’s Community Colleges voted May 22 to set tuition and mandatory educational and general (E&G) fees for the academic year that begins with the Fall 2025 semester.  For in-state students, tuition and mandatory E&G fees will increase $4.90 per credit hour.  Out-of-state students will see an increase of $7.40 per credit hour. For in-state students pursuing full-time studies (15 credit hours/semester) the 2025-26 tuition and mandatory E&G fees will amount to an increase of $73.50 per semester, or $147.00 per year.

Danville Community College (DCC) proudly announces that its Registered Nursing (RN) Program has been granted accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This prestigious recognition affirms the high standards of DCC’s nursing education and will retroactively apply to all program graduates dating back to November 1, 2022.

As graduation day approaches, Danville Community College (DCC) is proud to celebrate the achievements of its students who have worked diligently to earn their degrees. Their stories reflect perseverance, passion, and the transformative power of education at DCC.

Danville Community College (DCC) will celebrate the achievements of its 2025 graduates during its annual commencement ceremony, to be held on Saturday, May 17 at 10:00 a.m. at Averett University’s North Campus. This special milestone will honor the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of students from a wide range of academic and workforce programs. Doors will open at 8 a.m.

The State Board for Community Colleges has certified three finalists for the position of president at Danville Community College (DCC). They were among 79 applicants from across the nation who were considered for the post.

Danville Community College (DCC) and Old Dominion University (ODU) inked an agreement at a signing event on April 18, 2025, that establishes a seamless transfer pathway for students enrolled in DCC’s Integrated Machining Technology (IMT) Program to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology with a concentration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology at ODU. IMT is a nationally acclaimed advanced third-year training program instructed by DCC and housed and financed by the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR).