Archived news releases from Laurel Ridge Community College. For all media inquiries, please contact Laurel Ridge’s Public Relations Specialist.
Laurel Ridge Professors, Ann and Rob Simpson, Place in Prominent Outdoor Writers Competition
Outdoor Writers Association of America announced that Ann and Rob Simpson of Stephens City, Virginia, were recognized as award recipients during the 2015 OWAA Excellence in Craft Contest. This annual…
Laurel Ridge Launches Competency-Based Education Programs
Laurel Ridge Community College is launching competency-based education this fall with a grant called Knowledge to Work. The College recently received approval for the program from its accrediting agency, the…
Laurel Ridge ADN Program Is Awarded ACEN Candidacy Status
Laurel Ridge Community College was recently granted Candidacy status from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Candidacy status indicates that the Associate Degree in Nursing Program (ADN) at…
Shentel Partners with Laurel Ridge Community College to Increase Student Success
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (NASDAQ: SHEN) announced today a partnership with Laurel Ridge Community College that will serve as a bridge for student success in business, accounting, finance, engineering and…
Laurel Ridge’s TRIO Program Gets Grant from U.S. Department of Education
Laurel Ridge Community College’s TRIO Student Support Services was awarded a five-year grant totaling $1.23 million dollars from the United States Department of Education. The monies will be utilized to…
Laurel Ridge to Begin Fall Classes
The Fall Semester at Laurel Ridge Community College will begin on August 24, 2015. There are many new course offerings available whether you take them on-line or in the classroom. …
Drones Take Flight at Laurel Ridge-Vint Hill
Vint Hill, VA. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! . . . No, it’s a drone! On July 29th, Professor Christopher Braun’s Geography class took their final exam at the Vint…
Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions To Offer Professional Truck Driver Training
Middletown, VA. The Office of Workforce Solutions at Laurel Ridge Community College is offering a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training this fall for those aspiring to be a professional truck driver holding a…
Blosser Named Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Laurel Ridge
Kimberly P. Blosser, Ed.D., was named Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Laurel Ridge Community College. Blosser came to Laurel Ridge from Blue Ridge Community College in July…
Laurel Ridge Named Great College to Work For (1 of only 12 community colleges in the nation to receive Honor Roll status!)
The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Laurel Ridge Community College to its 2015 list of “Great Colleges to Work For®.” Only 86 colleges or universities in the nation received this designation….