Community College Ministries sponsors various programs on 10 community college campuses to provide academic opportunities, cultural enrichment, and spiritual fulfillment for individuals in the communities around local community colleges. We sponsor programs on the following campuses:
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Central Virginia Community College
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Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
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Danville Community College
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Mountain Empire Community College
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New River Community College
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Patrick Henry Community College
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Southwest Virginia Community College
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Virginia Highlands Community College
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Virginia Western Community College
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Wytheville Community College
These programs are co-sponsored through partnerships with local congregations. We work closely with and are supported by six main denominational partners.
- The Presbytery of the Peaks
- The Synod of the Mid-Atlantic Presbyterian Church
- The Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church
- The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
- The Catholic Diocese of Richmond
- The Cherrystone Missionary Baptist Association
- Alliance for Excellence
- The Lloyd Austin Scholarship
- Project Success and "Black Issues in Focus" at Central Virginia Community College
- National Student Leadership Conferences
- Motivational Seminars
- College Day
- Financial Aid Workshops
- Health Fairs
- Cultural trips to Washington DC and Atlanta, GA
- Job Shadowing
- Campus tours for high school students
- Black History Month celebrations
- Cultural events and programs
- Women's History Month programs
- Academic Excellence Awards program
- Mentoring
- Servant Leader Teams
- The Reverend Emmett Mullen Memorial Award for individuals who have made an outstanding commitment to Community College Ministries
- The Memorial Fund for emergency assistance for students
- Food and clothing distributions program for low income students at New River Community College
- Job Readiness program for low income women in Appalachia hosted by New River Community College and Community College Ministries
- The Peer Mentoring Project at Mountain Empire Community College
- The Partner Church Program at each community college
- The Chaplain Program at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
- Spring Break in Mexico at Virginia Highlands Community College
- Educational presentations on AIDS by Peggy Eaton
- The Dominican Republic Internship sponsored with Virginia Western Community College
- "Teaching Peace" Seminars
- Organization of the Women's Coalition of Appalachian Virginia
- Consultations of the role of the church in higher education
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