Archived news releases from Laurel Ridge Community College. For all media inquiries, please contact Laurel Ridge’s Public Relations Specialist.
NASA personnel coming to Laurel Ridge Sept. 20 to recruit community college students for internships and other opportunities
Personnel from NASA Langley Research Center are visiting Laurel Ridge Community College Sept. 20 in a bid to recruit students for apprenticeships, internships and other opportunities.
Evening with celebrated author Jeannette Walls a success
New York Times Bestselling-author Jeannette Walls addressed a rapt audience at Laurel Ridge Community College on Sept. 6. She shared anecdotes of her childhood and talked how writing “The Glass Castle” was the most excruciating, but also the wisest decision she has ever made.
Award-winning journalist and author Jim Hall coming to Fauquier Campus Sept. 27
Retired journalist Jim Hall will discuss his latest book, “Condemned for Love in Old Virginia: The Lynching of Arthur Jordan,” Sept. 27 at Laurel Ridge Community College.
Dozens of cadets come to Laurel Ridge for Civil Air Patrol’s Drone Industry Night
Laurel Ridge Community College and the Winchester Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol partnered on a drone industry event for area cadets.
New York Times Bestselling Author Jeannette Walls speaking at the Fauquier Campus Sept. 6
Her life story is so extraordinary, so powerful, that it was made into the movie “The Glass Castle” starring Hollywood mega-stars Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts, and now, Jeannette Walls is coming to Laurel Ridge Community College.
Meet “Across the Blue Ridge Mountains” author M.S. Marangione at the Luray-Page County Center
Laurel Ridge Community College English Professor M.S. Marangione will be reading from her debut novel “Across the Blue Ridge Mountains” and taking questions during a Meet the Author event at our Luray-Page County Center on Thursday, July 13.
Laurel Ridge Community College Workforce Solutions’ first Summer Academy for Career Exploration a success
Laurel Ridge Community College Workforce Solutions recently hosted its first Summer Academy for Career Exploration, tailor designed for high school students with disabilities.
Luray-Page County Center hosting event celebrating the life and narrative of Bethany Veney, local woman born into slavery
Laurel Ridge Community College’s Luray-Page County Center is hosting “Celebrating the Legacy of Bethany Veney, an Enslaved Woman from Page County” 5 p.m, Thursday, June 15.
Laurel Ridge drones program comes first in international award category
Laurel Ridge Community College’s drones program was the first-place winner in the workforce development category category of the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI).
Laurel Ridge honors community supporters and retirees in ceremony
Laurel Ridge Community College recently honored former employees with emeritus status, as well as community supporters with medallions of recognition.