Forty-six Salem graduates are attending Virginia Western Community College this fall tuition-free, thanks to Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program (CCAP).
The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with Virginia Western Community College, raises support for CCAP through a public/private funding partnership. CCAP provides up to three years of tuition or short-term career credentials for high school graduates who meet program requirements, as funding allows. Since 2008, more than 2,200 Roanoke Valley students have participated in the program. The public program sponsor is the City of Salem.
Current public, private or home school seniors interested in CCAP for fall 2018 should contact their guidance counselor and/or plan to bring their parents or guardians to an upcoming information session held at 6:30 p.m. on these dates at Virginia Western’s Whitman Theater: Nov. 14, Dec. 7, Jan. 18 and Feb. 6. The CCAP application for fall 2018 admission opened Oct. 2, 2017, and closes Feb. 16, 2018.
To stay up-to-date on CCAP news, see virginiawestern.edu/ccap. Sign up for important CCAP updates about application deadlines, financial aid workshops and more by texting “CCAP2018” to 31996. (Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help; message and data rates apply.)
The following Salem students started their first year in CCAP this fall:
Savannah Battaglia, Caira Bethel, Katelyn Bishop, Clayton Bradley, Colton Brushwood, Kendra Coleman, Caleb Craig, Emily Duhon, Dakota Frost, Hannah Gee, Dalton Gordon, Kelly Johnson, Amber Llerenas, Chandler Love, Katlyn Maggi, Jared Martin, Rebekah Moore, Jacob Muncy, Christian Reid, Kelly Richards, Jett Sable, Shane Simpson, Evan Sowder, Emma Studtmann, Katlin Thompson, Jonathan Thurn, Patrick Vaughan, Zachary Ward, Matthew Webber, Katrina Wright, Kayla Wright and Trevor Zaga.
The following Salem students started their second year in CCAP this fall:
Skye Blackwell, Logan Boyd, Chloe Dennis, Ashleigh Gray, Joshua Gudeman, Kelsey Habeeb, Sara Hylton, Victoria Lant, Darrien Leffel, Yasmine Liftawi, Hannah Newton, Carter Taylor, ReAnn Whitlock and Adam Wood.
For more information about Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program, contact Carolyn Payne, CCAP Coordinator, at (540) 857-7544 or cpayne@virginiawestern.edu.
To learn more about how you can be a part of the community effort to help make college possible, contact Amanda, Donor Relations Coordinator, at (540) 857-6962 or amansfield@virginiawestern.edu.
-Submitted by Josh Meyer, Director of Marketing & Strategic Communications
