Archived news releases from Laurel Ridge Community College. For all media inquiries, please contact Laurel Ridge’s Public Relations Specialist.
Technology and TLC combine to provide wraparound support for students
Laurel Ridge Community College is using Navigate360 to better serve students.
Unique art show coming to Laurel Ridge campuses this month
Laurel Ridge Community College employees and students have contributed to an art show, “Every Body Tells a Story” being held later this month.
New Skilled Trades Center leads to high school partnerships
Now that the Laurel Ridge Community College Fauquier Campus has a Skilled Trades Center, there are more partnership opportunities with area high schools. Students from Rappahannock County and Fauquier County high schools are participating in a Skilled Trades Academy at the facility.
Laurel Ridge and Belle Grove Plantation focus on slavery and its legacy in daylong conference
A 200-year-old newspaper clipping advertising 60 human beings for sale at Belle Grove Plantation is the impetus for a daylong conference at Laurel Ridge Community College on Oct. 26.
Affordable drone pilot boot camps coming to Fauquier Campus
Laurel Ridge Community College is offering drones boot camps that will get students ready to take the FAA Part 107 exam to become remote pilots this fall at the Fauquier Campus.
Noah Lucas: Trucking towards a bright future
2024 Page County High School graduate Noah Lucas is proud to work at his family business. The CDL license he earned through Laurel Ridge Community College Workforce Solutions helped him achieve his goals.
Laurel Ridge launches Fiber Optic Installer program at Fauquier Campus
Laurel Ridge Community College is launching its first fiber optic installer program in October. Students will earn an ETA International credential after successfully completing the course.
Ken and Nancy McKee Foundation presents donation to Laurel Ridge Foundation to support skilled trades programs
The Ken and Nancy McKee Foundation donated $5,000 to support skilled trades education at Laurel Ridge Community College.
Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions hosts second annual Summer Academy for Career Exploration
Workforce Solutions at Laurel Ridge Community College collaborated with the Virginia Division of Rehabilitative Services and NW Works Inc. on the second annual Summer Academy for Career Exploration. The academy provides hands-on learning and accessible opportunities to high school students with disabilities.
Shenandoah National Park coming to Jenkins Hall to share new interactive program on historical segregation at the park
Shenandoah National Park specialists will give a presentation on the park’s newest interactive web-based curriculum, “Life at Lewis Mountain: Shenandoah in the Jim Crow Era,” during a special program beginning at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 6, in Jenkins Hall at Laurel Ridge Community College’s Luray-Page County Center.