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Quinebaug Valley Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Quinebaug Valley Community College (QVCC) is a public two-year college, supported by the State of Connecticut and governed by the Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges. It is accredited by the Board of Governors for Higher Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. One of twelve institutions in the community-technical college system, QVCC's service region is Windham County in the northeastern corner of the state. QVCC has developed comprehensive degree and certificate programs to be responsive to the needs of the residents of the area it serves.
• QVCC prides itself on offering academic programs of high quality. Its graduates transfer easily to many four-year colleges and universities, and its occupational programs are highly regarded by area employers. QVCC also has a strong and growing program of continuing education and community service activities. The College also functions to a large extent as a community center, opening its library and many events to the general public. It presents lectures, art exhibits, concerts, and occasional dramatic productions. Training for local business is also a major activity. QVCC has established itself as a viable and significant educational institution in and for the community it serves.
• The Center for Community and Professional Learning, which serves lifelong learners from childhood through retirement, works in partnership with college and community constituencies to develop and provide innovative program and service initiatives that respond to community learning needs and support local economic development efforts. Programs and services include credit-free courses, pre-and post-associate degree level job-focused training options, customized training services, support for activities and groups that promote social and cultural awareness, and activities and services that assist entrepreneurs and employers.
• The associate degree represents college-level work requiring a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 68 semester hours of credit. Quinebaug Valley Community College grants the degrees of Associate in Arts, and Associate in Science.
• Profile last updated: 10/23/2008.

In the News:

• QVCC enrollment continues record climb, up 22.6% since 2004 (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 03:53:04 am
  Another semester, another record-breaking jump in enrollment at Quinebaug Valley Community College. Students and school officials attribute the rise to the three C’s: cost, convenience and change.
• Ex-inmate assistance program reinstated in Danielson (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 04:07:02 am
  A prisoner transition program that operates at Quinebaug Valley Community College is running again after a close call with closure. Employees of the Skills, Transition, Integrity, Direction, Employment, or STRIDE, program were laid off in July after their contracts expired during the summer state budget battle. All four workers were reinstated earlier this month, along with the program itself ...
• Laid-off Foxwoods workers train for new jobs (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on September 15, 2009 at 03:54:19 am
  Of the 700 or so employees laid off at Foxwoods last October, 165 turned to the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Board for assistance in training themselves for new jobs.
• Ron Coderre: Families racing to raise breast cancer awareness (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 12:42:47 am
  Through the efforts of Bev and Ron Champany and the extended family and friends of Laurie Racicot Champany, the Abolish Breast Cancer 5K Race/Walk is scheduled for Oct. 3 at the Pomfret Recreation Park.
• Ron Coderre: Former Brooklyn man honored for soccer officiating (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on August 29, 2009 at 11:41:08 pm
  A well-known local man noted for his involvement in basketball was recently honored by another round-ball sport for his career as an official.

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