I am writing to tell you that Virginia’s Community Colleges will continue to offer most of our classes online for the spring 2021 semester. Just as we have done for the current fall semester, that means most courses which can be offered virtually will be while we continually seek safer ways to offer the classes that must be done face-to-face.
Richmond – Southwest Virginia Community College (Southwest) received the prominent Gerald L. Baliles Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative Award from the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE) to increase high
The Southwest Virginia Community College athletic department has announced the suspension of Fall intercollegiate athletics for the 2020-21 academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This suspension includes the following
Governor Ralph Northam announced he is proposing legislation to make Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, an official state holiday. In accordance with the Governor’s direction that all executive branch state offices
Cedar Bluff, VA – Southwest Virginia Community College has released documents outlining a plan for reopening the campus for in-person services as well as protocols for cleaning and disinfecting. The
Several Southwest Virginia Community College employees and friends of the college have stepped up to make personal protective equipment, or PPE, for those in our community who are ill or
The Chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS), Glen DuBois, announced late last month that a pass/no-pass grading policy would be implemented for Spring 2020 classes that had not ended by
Governor Ralph Northam today issued a statewide Stay at Home order to protect the health and safety of Virginians and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The
Effective Monday, March 23rd, all class offerings will move to alternative delivery formats. Faculty may, at their own discretion, choose to include both synchronous and asynchronous activities, but no face-to-face
After careful consideration, we have decided to extend our spring break an additional week through March 22.
We believe this extra week will afford us several benefits. First and most importantly, it ensures that large groups are not gathering on campus, which we hope will limit any possible exposure. It will also give faculty extra time to prepare their Canvas course shells to facilitate learning in a distance format. Further communications aimed at providing specific guidance to faculty, staff, and students will be forthcoming.