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Virginia Highlands Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Virginia Highlands Community College was established on November 30, 1967 by action of the State Board for Community Colleges, and assigned a service region of Washington County, the western portion of Smyth County, and the city of Bristol, Virginia. Today it is one of 23 community colleges within the Virginia Community College System.
• During its first academic year, 1969-1970, VHCC began delivering the occupational-technical programs that formerly were offered by the Washington County Technical School. More than 300 students enrolled in the first Virginia Highlands classes, which were offered at night in the technical school's facilities.
• The College moved to its permanent 100-acre campus during the summer of 1970 and, in response to the community's needs, expanded its course offerings to include both occupational-technical programs and baccalaureate-transfer programs.
• The college buildings are located on a 100 acre campus occupied for the first time in the 1970 summer session. These modern buildings include laboratories, shops, classrooms, offices and a library. In the fall of 1986 the college opened a new 40,000 square feet Learning Resources Center/Business Technologies Building which added dramatically to the educational services available to the region. In the summer of 1994, students, faculty, staff, and administration began using a new 22,000 square feet Occupational\Technical Center building. There are labs for the air conditioning, heating, general engineering technologies and police science curricula plus a number of offices for faculty and administrators.
• Virginia Highlands Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate Degree.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Virginia Highlands professor wins professor-of-the-year honor (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:25:53 pm
  An assistant biology professor at Virginia Highlands Community College has been named Virginia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
• Virginia Highlands prof named Va professor of year (CBS 6 Richmond)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 02:35:44 pm
  ABINGDON, Va. - An assistant biology professor at Virginia Highlands Community College is the Virginia Professor of the Year. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching presented the award to Kevin Hamed on Thursday.
• Virginia Highlands prof named Va professor of year (WRIC 8 News Richmond)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 02:15:49 pm
  Associated Press - November 20, 2009 9:05 AM ET ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - An assistant biology professor at Virginia Highlands Community College is the Virginia Professor of the Year.
• Virginia Highlands professor receives Virginia Professor of the Year award (Bristol Herald Courier)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 06:50:35 am
  Kevin Hamed, a professor at Virginia Highlands Community College has received a prestigious award as Virginia Professor of the Year.
• Used Bikes Needed To Help Children In Need (WCYB 5 Tri-Cities)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:28:40 am
  Students at Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon, Virginia are collecting used bicycles to refurbish and give to children in need.

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