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Seven smiling young children sit cross-legged on a classroom rug, looking up at a teacher who is reading to them.

October 21, 2026

Early Childhood Educators Conference returns to Laurel Ridge Community College on Nov. 7

Laurel Ridge Community College’s Early Childhood Education Program and the Apple Valley Chapter of VAAEYC (Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children) will be presenting the fifth annual Early…

Group of Future Educators Academy students gathered outdoors in front of the Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown Campus sign, posing for a group photo on a sunny day.

September 9, 2026

Laurel Ridge Community College welcomes its second cohort of Future Educators Academy students

Laurel Ridge Community College recently welcomed 26 juniors into the Future Educators Academy. They join the 19 seniors already enrolled in the program, which gives them a jump start on…

Tanner May shakes hands with a Laurel Ridge Community College representative while holding a certificate for completing the Paramedic Program, with an American flag in the background.

August 31, 2026

First class of Laurel Ridge Community College expanded Paramedic Program graduates

Laurel Ridge Community College's first class of the hybrid Paramedic Program that expanded to the Fauquier Campus in 2025 graduated Aug. 28.

People participating in hands-on fiber optic splicing training, gathered around a fiber splicing machine in a technical lab setting.

August 27, 2026

Laurel Ridge Community College first in the state to offer new fiber programs; Workforce Solutions piloting Fiber Slicing Specialist and Fiber OTDR courses

Laurel Ridge Community College's Workforce Solutions division is offering new Fiber Splicing and OTDR specialist positions this fall, as well as a Certified Mission Critical Operator course.

July 22, 2026

Laurel Ridge Community College co-hosting event for Virginia Intern Day July 30

Laurel Ridge Community College is hosting an event sharing the benefit both students and employers get from internships July 30 in recognition of Virginia Intern Day.

A dramatic sunset with vivid orange and red clouds fills the sky above Jenkins Hall at Laurel Ridge Community College's Luray-Page County Center. A red sedan and silver SUV are parked in the foreground, and two people converse near the building entrance. The illuminated lobby glows warmly against the darkening sky, with a mountain ridgeline visible in the background.

June 17, 2026

Laurel Ridge celebrates 20th anniversary of the Luray-Page County Center

Laurel Ridge Community College celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Luray-Page County Center last week.

A large group of formally and semi-formally dressed adults pose together inside a banquet hall, smiling for a group photo. Several individuals in the front hold gold and black Chamber of Commerce award plaques. The setting appears to be an evening awards ceremony at The Mimslyn Inn, with warm ambient lighting, white-curtained windows, and carpeted flooring visible in the background.

June 15, 2026

Laurel Ridge Community College recognized by Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce with Nonprofit Excellence Award

Laurel Ridge Community College was recently recognized with an Excellence Award by the Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce.

A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair speaks at a wooden podium, wearing a black academic gown with a gold stole. A large floral arrangement with orange, red, and purple flowers sits in front of the podium. To the left, a banner reads "Stepping Stones to the Future, Class of 1997" above an illustration of a mountain peak topped with a graduation cap. Another graduate in a blue gown is partially visible seated to the left.

June 12, 2026

Remembering Laurel Ridge's second president, Dr. Marilyn C. Beck

Laurel Ridge Community College remembers its second president, Dr. Marilyn C. Beck, who died in May at the age of 86.

Steve Ayers and Whitney Miller smile while shaking hands and holding a Laurel Ridge Community College award presented to Steve Ayers.

May 26, 2026

Laurel Ridge awards professor emeritus and staff emeritus honors

Laurel Ridge Community College recently bestowed emeritus status on three retired staff members and two retired professors.

May 23, 2026

Laurel Ridge Community College bestows Medallions of Recognition to community members

Laurel Ridge Community College recently bestowed its highest honor, the Medallion of Recognition, to four individuals.

A woman in a colorful floral jacket speaks with a male author seated at a book fair vendor table displaying copies of his book "photo-ku" and other publications, during the Laurel Ridge Community College Book Fair 2022.

May 22, 2026

Small Business Development Center hosting summer reading expo June 23

Laurel Ridge Community College Small Business Development Center is hosting a book fair for local authors June 23.

A large audience of attendees seated in a dine-in movie theater during the 2025 Leadercast Conference hosted by Laurel Ridge Community College Workforce Solutions. Guests seated at tiered rows of tables with food and drinks look toward a large screen displaying the conference theme "Legacy of Impact" against a starry night sky backdrop.

May 20, 2026

Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions Brings Leadercast 2026 Leadership Experience to the Region

Laurel Ridge Community College Workforce Solutions is offering rebroadcasts of Leadership 2026 in the Warrenton and Winchester regions.