Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions’ HVAC program led to great career for 22-year-old
Josiah Shortridge is just 22-years-old, but the facility operator HVAC technician is already thriving in his career. He recently completed the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) trades course offered…
Laurel Ridge provided first steps on Stephens City man’s path to nurse practitioner
Laurel Ridge-trained nurse John Alger has answered the call to help where it is greatly needed – at a medical center in Boston treating coronavirus patients. “On April 19, I…
Laurel Ridge IT guru printing face shields to help health workers
The son of a nurse, Laurel Ridge IT specialist Arash Rohanimanesh is eager to use his technological skills to help those in the healthcare field battling coronavirus. That’s why he…
Laurel Ridge engineering student uses his 3D printer to help medical community
The first protective face mask Laurel Ridge engineering student Erich Artis made was to protect his mother. Now, he’s created dozens to help the medical community. Artis graduated in 2018…
Nancie Williams: Laurel Ridge Foundation chair, lawyer, innovator
Nancie Williams wears many hats – Laurel Ridge Foundation Board chair, family law attorney, former foster kid and now inventor. Spending all of her elementary, middle and high school years…
Laurel Ridge Fauquier Campus student pays it forward
Grateful for how becoming a student at Laurel Ridge has helped her, Tiffany Morris is turning around and helping others in her community. The aspiring registered nurse has started a…
Cybersecurity student first community college student in U.S. to be finalist in competition
Laurel Ridge cybersecurity student Amy Buchanan was the first community college student in the nation to be named a finalist for the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations…
Dental hygiene right choice for woman seeking a career change
As a child, Christin Yokiel was scared of going to the dentist. Today, she spends her days polishing, X-raying, and examining dental patients. One of her main goals is to…
Sperryville student off to a great start with Laurel Ridge
Rappahannock County High School graduate Aidan McKiernan is still exploring what he wants to do with his future, but says Laurel Ridge is putting him on the right track. After…
Adult Education, Workforce Solutions bring big change to Winchester man’s life
Since earning the 10,000th workforce credential from the Virginia Community College System’s (VCCS) FastForward job training program, life just keeps getting better and better for Winchester resident Ed Breeden. He…