This morning in a 4-0 vote, the West Virginia Professional Charter School Board approved the Workforce Initiative for Nurses Academy (WIN Academy) at BridgeValley Community and Technical College.
The program is an accelerated nursing program for up to 60 area 11th and 12th grade high school students to complete their high school education and two years of college coursework.
McKinley Kirkendoll, a student at BridgeValley Community & Technical College (BVCTC) in South Charleston, West Virginia, has been selected as a 2023 New Century Workforce Scholar. This scholarship, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, is the first of its kind to support students at associate degree-granting institutions on a national scale as they plan to enter the workforce upon the completion of a degree or certificate.
BridgeValley Community and
BridgeValley Community & Technical College (BVCTC) has been awarded a grant of $1,150,987 to invest in education and skills training for jobs in green technology, improving opportunities for a community impacted by layoffs in the coal industry. The grant will be provided under the EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs, including CARES Act Funding, and will be distributed over three years.
Monday, March 13th - Kanawha Charleston Humane Society
Tuesday, March 14th - Heart + Hand, Southern Appalachian Labor School
Wednesday, March 15th - Morris Creek Water Shed, Kanawha County Public Library
Thursday, March 16th - Hillcrest Nursing Home, Putnum County Animal Shelter
Friday, March 17th - Habitat for Humanity: Restore
Sign up:
DEATH, AHOY! Murder Mystery Dinner
$40 per ticket
April 1, 2023 - 6:00pm
Advanced Technology Center
1201 Science Park Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
Doors open at 5:15pm
The FREE Truckin’ Tuesday seminars will help you learn about the Federal requirements for Commercial Drivers Licenses and endorse- ments.
Our panel of experts include:
Seminar 1: For Employers; 3:00-5:00pm
The BridgeValley Board of Governors has approved a policy to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students who work at least 24 hours per week at a West Virginia company.
“This policy comes at the suggestion of our industry partners,” said Casey Sacks, President of BridgeValley. “We’re proud to offer this incentive to continue our goal of providing a trained workforce to the people and businesses in the Advantage Valley.”
BridgeValley Community & Technical College first year Human Services Youth Development student James Nichols has been named to the SAFE (Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic) Project Collegiate Recovery Leadership Academy (CLRA).
