ROANOKE – Thanks to the private-public community partnership that funds the Community College Access Program (CCAP), 489 students are attending Virginia Western Community College tuition-free this fall.
Since 2008, public localities and private donors have united in support of CCAP, which is the largest “free college” program at a Virginia community college. CCAP provides up to two years of tuition for recent high school graduates who meet program requirements, as funding allows. More than 4,400 Roanoke Valley students have participated in the program as of fall 2024.
“We are especially proud of our sustained commitment to scholarship support in our region,” said Deborah L. Petrine, Chair of the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with Virginia Western Community College that administers the program. “Our community has invested in these students, year after year, and sees CCAP as vital to economic development.”
Roanoke region high school seniors may apply for the fall 2025 CCAP scholarship now through Feb. 1, 2025, at virginiawestern.edu/ccap. Applicants must also apply to Virginia Western and complete the Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) by the same date.
Students who are ineligible to complete the FAFSA can complete the Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) application as an alternative, also by the Feb. 1 deadline. The VASA provides state aid only and is for Virginians who have certain nonimmigrant visas, are undocumented, have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status or are otherwise ineligible to file a FAFSA.
Those interested in learning more about CCAP are invited to attend Zoom information sessions Nov. 11, Dec. 12 and Jan. 14. To register for an information session, visit virginiawestern.edu/CCAP.
To stay up-to-date on important CCAP application deadlines, financial aid workshops and more, sign up for text alerts by texting “2025 ccap” to 877-235-2279. (Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help; message and data rates apply.)
For more information about CCAP, see virginiawestern.edu/ccap or contact Carolyn Payne, CCAP Coordinator, at (540) 857-7544 or cpayne@virginiawestern.edu.
Recipients of the CCAP scholarship for 2024-25 are:
CRAIG COUNTY
1ST YEAR
Emily Fowler, Ava Greenway, Lily Hutchison, Matthew Lucas, Seth Parsons and Hayden Reynolds
2ND YEAR
Savannah Cady and Ashton Early
ROANOKE COUNTY
1ST YEAR
Dakota Adams, Sarah Addo, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Charles Anderson, Benjamin Armentrout, Justin Autrum, Ryan Ayersman, Madyson Baker, Jasmin Bane, Zachary Beman, Lainey Bishop, Sydney Blewett, Jordan Bryant, Dylan Burkett, Landon Caldwell, Dylan Callahan, Jenna Capito, Amayah Clarke, Gabriella Cochran, Margaret Collins, Alexis Cook, Emily Cook, Kaleigh Copper, Milla Creasy, Christopher Darnell, Jocelyn Davis, Madelyn Davis, Maxine del Castillo, William Dent, Aiden Dogan, Mandolin Draper, Savannah Drewery, Christian Estrada, Avery Fay, Chelsea Fontaine, Olivia Forth, Nicolas Franklin, Mykiah Garrison, Steven Grubb, Reid Hanson, Campbell Hardin, Kaliyah Harris, Matthew Hinchy, Kaitlyn Holbrook, Elijah Hutchins, Hope Hutchins, George Jeffreys, Jacob Johnson, Carson Jones, Parker Jones, Leilani Keele, Leighanna Kissner, Luke Knoblock, Cole Kovacevic, Robert LaPrad, Savanna Lee, Aiden Likens, Claire Linkous, Elia Linkous, Holden Lovern, Sophia Mays, Nasir McGill, Natalie McMahon, Adam Megdadi, Alexander Merritt, Marly Metro, Aiden Moore, Tyler Morrison, Brycen Nielsen, Fiona Novick, Ty Ogle, Grace Painter, Taylor Parker, Hannah Pennewell, Camdyn Perdue, Indica Perez, Bernadette Phillips, Nicholas Phoebus, Michael Pratt, Michael Prosser, Andrew Quakenbush, Kaden Ragland, Haden Ross, Hunter Ross, Anton Sanders, Madilynn Seale, Chloe Shearer, Ben Shi-Wang, Bladimir Sifuentes, Connor Smigielski, Dominic-Nasir Smith, Kylah Smith, Melinda Smith, Julia Spencer, Landon Stacey, Kirstin Taylor, Silas Taylor, Derek Tran, Ainsley Trogdon, Isabella Vass, Isabelle Werle, Lukas White, Ava Wilson, Brenin Witcher and Leslen Wright
2ND YEAR
Raelyn Adams, Javeria Adnan, Kylie Altizer, Christopher Amoroso, Emily Banks, Kirsten Barnett, Jane Beheler, Austin Blakeman, Teagan Blatt, Tyler Booth, Chelsea Brown, Sebastian Burnette, Sedona Canner, James Carr, Alex Coffey, Jimena Colazo, Kelsey Cone, Rachael Cone, Lucy Cosma, Paige Davis, Jackson Egle, Samuel Ferris, Camden Freeland, Jillian Funk, Karley Gaylor, Emmerson Gray, Tessa Griffith, Andrew Harshbarger, Hannah Johnson, Madison Johnson, Logan Jones, Ashton Kanode, Conner Katerba, Watson Koeppel, Jakob Kroese, Olivia Lakner, Mary Larracas, Philip Linkenhoker, Ashley Linsenman, Alejandro Lopez, Cathryn McCroskey, Riley McGraw, Harley Morgan, Kristen Patrick, William Phan, Trace Poindexter, Aidan Poush, Sidney Price, Nathan Radmacher, Kara Ragland, Payton Ramsey, William Raymond II, Sydney Read, Ty Read, Ethan Roberson, Sally Saweeres, Jacob Shorter, Eden Simmons, Carter Sink, Owen Snead, Mark Thomas, Jordyn Tucker, Amelia Winn, Camden Woodard and Penelope Young
3rd YEAR
Raelyn Adams, Javeria Adnan, Kylie Altizer, Christopher Amoroso, Emily Banks, Kirsten Barnett, Jane Beheler, Austin Blakeman, Teagan Blatt, Tyler Booth, Chelsea Brown, Sebastian Burnette, Sedona Canner, James Carr, Alex Coffey, Jimena Colazo, Kelsey Cone, Rachael Cone, Lucy Cosma, Paige Davis, Jackson Egle, Samuel Ferris, Camden Freeland, Jillian Funk, Karley Gaylor, Emmerson Gray, Tessa Griffith, Andrew Harshbarger, Hannah Johnson, Madison Johnson, Logan Jones, Ashton Kanode, Conner Katerba, Watson Koeppel, Jakob Kroese, Olivia Lakner, Mary Larracas, Philip Linkenhoker, Ashley Linsenman, Alejandro Lopez, Cathryn McCroskey, Riley McGraw, Harley Morgan, Kristen Patrick, William Phan, Trace Poindexter, Aidan Poush, Sidney Price, Nathan Radmacher, Kara Ragland, Payton Ramsey, William Raymond II, Sydney Read, Ty Read, Ethan Roberson, Sally Saweeres, Jacob Shorter, Eden Simmons, Carter Sink, Owen Snead, Mark Thomas, Jordyn Tucker, Amelia Winn, Camden Woodard and Penelope Young
SALEM
1ST YEAR
Alston Chambers, Tristan Cox, Ria Alexa Fajardo, Lily Fielder, Dayanara Garcia, Madeline Graboyes, Matthew Gunnell, Claire Higgins, Andrew King, Faith Lewis, Abbigail Lucas, Jeremiah McClure, Austin McPeak, Trenton Moyer, Mikayla Murphy, Cole Robarge, Gavon Saul, Gennavieve Siemon, Anna Spence, Darien Stanton, Sarah Tennant, Zoe Traylor, Julian Warme, Dakota Washington, Dustin Webb, Daniel Wisdom, Caden Wright and Andrew Young
2ND YEAR
Rosemary Cuddy, Bari Elmore, Madison Foutz, Megan Gunnell, Carter Logan, Rayna Luz, Alexis Morris, Mary Grace Passmore and Elvin Ramos
3rd YEAR
Hunter Bayne, James Convery, Isabella De Lieto, Sarah Jones, Vance Richards, Elena Sable and Alyssa Winters
-The Salem Times-Register
