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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…

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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…

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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…

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English Professor Brent Kendrick followed his grade school dream

Growing up poor in a coal mine camp in southern West Virginia, Brent L. Kendrick dreamed about becoming a college professor. And, while that dream may have been deferred along…

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Luray High School grad seeing patients in town as a family nurse practitioner

Laurel Ridge Community College and further studies at Shenandoah University were the right prescription for success for family nurse practitioner Tiffany Judd-Alishauskas. After spending some time as an emergency room…

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Dual-enrolled student aims high with Laurel Ridge

Laurel Ridge student Morgan McKinney is just 16, but she’s already soaring towards her future. To say she is a go getter, is an understatement. A homeschooled junior, the Rappahannock…

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Jason Hatch: Laurel Ridge student, veteran, filmmaker, artist

It’s not a stretch of the imagination to call Laurel Ridge fine arts student Jason Hatch a Renaissance man: warrior, peacekeeper, artist, writer, filmmaker are just a few of his…

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2018 Laurel Ridge grad returns to the college to host art exhibition

2018 Laurel Ridge graduate Kristin Fiorvanti is returning to the college this month with her own art exhibition, titled “K. Fiorvanti: Learning Things the Art Way.” She will be exhibiting…

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Fellowship recipient offering free computer classes to the community

Alexia Maynard has been selected by the Laurel Ridge Foundation as the recipient of the prestigious Ross Fellowship for Service and Scholarship. The award is valued at more than $7,000.  Alexia…

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Stephens City woman grateful for second chance Laurel Ridge provides

“I just thank God every day for giving me that second chance.” That’s how Alecia Tutt describes how her life has improved since coming to Lord Fairfax. She enrolled last…

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