News Archive

2020

State Board Holds the Line on Community College Tuition and Fees for Fall 2020

The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, elected to maintain the current in-state tuition and mandatory fees for Fall 2020.

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DCC Offers ‘Single Stop’ Program for Enhanced Student Access to Public Benefits

Single Stop, a one-stop shop for meeting the basic needs of families, is partnering with the Virginia Community College System and DCC to help students access public benefits without the hassle of applying through each individual public benefit agency.

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DCC Chemistry Lab Assistant Receives Prestigious Gates Scholarship from Amherst College

Former DCC Chemistry Lab Assistant and Senior at Halifax County High School, Frida Hernandez, has been accepted to Amherst College in Massachusetts and has been awarded the prestigious Gates Scholarship, a prize awarded to less than one percent of applicants.

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DCC Nursing Programs Ranked Top in State

DCC has earned two new top-tier rankings for its nursing programs.

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DCC Student Selected for Prestigious NASA Internship

NASA Langley Research Center has officially accepted second-year DCC student Tyler Tharpe for a prestigious internship at their facility in Hampton.

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DCC Distributes Knights Pantry Food Bank Items to Students

DCC personnel bagged and distributed food from the campus’ food pantry to students via makeshift drive-through service earlier this month.

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DCC Hires Director of Public Relations and Marketing

DCC welcomed last week its new director of public relations and marketing, Faith O’Neil, of South Boston.

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State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2020-21 Fees at May Meeting

In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall 2020, at 9 a.m. on May 21, 2020, via a virtual meeting.

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DCC Hires Associate Vice President of Human Resources

DCC recently hired Bruce Cottrill to serve in the newly created position of associate vice president of human resources.

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DCC Donates Medical Equipment to SOVAH Health

DCC donated personal protective equipment to SOVAH Health – Danville last week as part of the community’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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