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The Office of Public Relations at Danville Community College works to promote the college's successes in academics, partnerships, and community outreach. The office is responsible for handling all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and for ensuring accurate, timely information is available to the public through production of the college's program catalog, design and development of college promotional material, advertising, press coordination, and social media activity.
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Danville Community College's "Lost Archive" is a collection of slides discovered by the college's information technology staff beneath the library. The Office of Public Relations has scanned these slides and presents them to the campus community to take a virtual tour through two decades of DCC history.
Newsroom
2020
August 12, 2020 — $1 Million Investment Enhances Early Childhood Education at DCC, State
August 12, 2020 — Danville Community College Joins Virginia Ready Initiative
July 29, 2020 — Danville Community College Supports Talent Pipeline and Economic Development in Southern Virginia
July 14, 2020 — Danville Community College Enrolls Students for Fall Semester Online, In-Person
July 13, 2020 — Danville Community College Welcomes New Advisory Board Member
June 26, 2020 — DCC Presents ‘UKNIGHTED: 6 Feet Apart’ Plan to Partially Reopen Campus for the Summer/Fall Semester
June 10, 2020 — DCC Students Earn Recognition from International Honor Society
June 9, 2020 — Danville Community College Provides Relief Funding to Students
June 4, 2020 — Support-A-Knight Fund Helps DCC Students Impacted by Pandemic
May 26, 2020 — Students Named to DCC President’s Honors List for Spring
May 26, 2020 — Students Named to DCC Vice President’s Honors List for Spring
May 26, 2020 — DCC Professor Makes Masks for Frontline Healthcare Workers
May 21, 2020 — State Board Holds the Line on Community College Tuition and Fees for Fall 2020
May 18, 2020 — DCC Converts Parking Lots into Free Community WiFi Hub
May 13, 2020 — DCC Offers ‘Single Stop’ Program for Enhanced Student Access to Public Benefits
May 11, 2020 — DCC Chemistry Lab Assistant Receives Prestigious Gates Scholarship from Amherst College
May 6, 2020 — DCC Nursing Programs Ranked Top in State
May 4, 2020 — DCC Student Selected for Prestigious NASA Internship
April 24, 2020 — DCC Distributes Knights Pantry Food Bank Items to Students
April 21, 2020 — DCC Hires Director of Public Relations and Marketing
April 21, 2020 — State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2020-21 Fees at May Meeting
April 14, 2020 — DCC Hires Associate Vice President of Human Resources
March 31, 2020 — DCC Donates Medical Equipment to SOVAH Health
March 18, 2020 — DCC Educational Foundation Receives $200K IKEA Scholarship Donation
March 4, 2020 — DCC Nursing Alumna Earns Doctorate
March 1, 2020 — DCC Hires New High School Career Coaches
February 27, 2020 — DCC Hires New Public Services Librarian
February 21, 2010 — Combs Hired in New Role at DCC
February 18, 2020 — Sherman Hired as New Business Management Instructor at DCC
January 3, 2020 — Students Named to DCC President’s Honors List for Fall 2019
January 3, 2020 — Students Named to DCC Vice President’s Honors List for Fall 2019
January 3, 2020 — Drone Business Takes Flight Following DCC Course
January 3, 2020 — DCC Quality Control Instructor Earns NIMS Certification
2019
December 17, 2019 — With ‘Wondrous’ Futures Ahead, DCC Students Earn GEDs
December 12, 2019 — DCC Hosts Amazon, Sumitomo Fiber Optic Fusion Training
November 25, 2019 — DCC’s New Welding Instructor Talks Power of Trades Education
November 25, 2019 — DCC Hosts, Wins State Manufacturing Trades Competition
November 12, 2019 — Project MFG: America’s Next Great Generation Rises in Danville
November 7, 2019 — DCC President’s Update: The First 120 Days
November 4, 2019 — Roach Sweeps Print Advertising for DCC in PR Awards
November 1, 2019 — DCC Student Named to Davenport Fellowship Program
October 31, 2019 — Halifax County Engineer Named to DCC Board
October 18, 2019 — Danville Community College Honors its Tutors
September 25, 2019 — Local Ecosystem Awarded Entrepreneurship Grant from Danville Regional Foundation
September 14, 2019 — DCC Scholarship Recipients, Donors Honored
September 1, 2019 — Ann Cassada named to DCC board
September 1, 2019 — Financial Aid Support Specialist Hired
August 22, 2019 — New Student Success Coach Hired
August 9, 2019 — Students Named to DCC President’s Honors List for Summer
August 9, 2019 — Students Named to DCC Vice President’s Honors List for Summer
August 9, 2019 — New Board Chair, Vice Chair Announced at DCC
August 8, 2019 — Helping Hands Child Development Center Opens at DCC
August 6, 2019 — SVHEC Welcomes New Community College Presidents
August 3, 2019 — DCC Nursing Professor Earns National Certification
August 1, 2019 — DCC Hires New Facilities Manager
July 26, 2019 — DCC to Host @me Mini Conference for Foster Youth
July 3, 2019 — DCC Alumnus Hired as Research Analyst and Assessment Coordinator
July 3, 2019 — New Transfer Counselor Hired at DCC
July 2, 2019 — Students Achieve National Recognition for Precision Machining Skills
June 27, 2019 — Kathryn Roberts Named to DCC Board
June 25, 2019 — DCC Middle College Graduates Recognized
May 21, 2019 — DCC Nursing Program Ranked First in State, One of the Best in Nation
May 14, 2019 — Students Named to DCC President’s Honors List for Spring
May 14, 2019 — Students Named to DCC Vice President’s Honors List for Spring
May 13, 2019 — DCC Graduates 659 Students in 2019 Commencement Exercises
May 8, 2019 — DCC’s 2019 Service Award Recipients, Retirees, & Outstanding Personnel Announced
April 26, 2019 — 432 Volunteer Hours Logged at DCC During Day to Engage
April 17, 2019 — DCC Launches CAPE Program to Eliminate Barriers to Employment
April 15, 2019 — Dr. Jacqueline M. Gill Hired as President of Danville Community College
April 15, 2019 — State Board for Community Colleges to Set 2019-20 Tuition and Fees at May Meeting
March 20, 2019 — State Board Committee Certifies Three Finalists for Danville Community College Presidency
March 14, 2019 — DCC Launches One-Door Initiative with Hiring of Enrollment Navigators
March 6, 2019 — DCC Staff Uncovers “Lost Archive” of Photos Spanning 1960-1985
2018
November 8, 2018 — Veteran Community College Leader Named Interim President of Danville Community College
DCC in the News
2019
November
Summit View, future business for new leaders
The Franklin News-Post
COMMUNITY VOICE: DCC President’s Update: The First 120 Days
The Gazette-Virginian
DCC students volunteer in street cleanup
Danville Register & Bee
Student named to Davenport Fellowship Program
Danville Register & Bee
Groups join forces for fire safety education
Danville Register & Bee
DCC marketing director wins awards
Danville Register & Bee
Powell: Danville Community College Looking to the Future
Danville Register & Bee
Danville Fire Dept. partners with local schools to improve community fire readiness
WSET ABC13 News
October
Danville Community College honors its tutors
Danville Register & Bee
Elks Lodge donates safety glasses to DCC
Danville Register & Bee
'Girls Over 50' team plays in tourney fundraiser
Danville Register & Bee
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Contacts
Faith O'Neil
Director of Public Relations & Marketing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer