The Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation, Inc. (RCC EFI) recently hosted its annual Scholarship Program and President’s Reception at the Church of the Nazarene in White Stone. Over 500 RCC students received close to $700,000 in competitive scholarships for the 24-25 academic year.

Thanks to grants from Bon Secours Health System and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), qualifying health science students at Rappahannock Community College (RCC) will be able to continue earning wages and get credit for required clinical time at their job while furthering their education.

Claude Moore hosted its annual Claude Moore Scholars Healthcare Workforce Summit, bringing together dozens of stakeholders from around the state representing educational institutions, government, the private sector, and workforce development entities to collaborate on innovative solutions to Virginia’s healthcare workforce shortage. Panel discussions addressed topics including the latest data on Virginia’s healthcare workforce shortage, development of career pathways, regional collaboration, employer engagement, and ways to measure the success and effectiveness of programs.

Students, instructors, community and governmental partners, board members, and Rappahannock Community College employees celebrated the highly anticipated official opening of RCC’s newest welding facility located in New Kent. The cafeteria area in the former New Kent High School has been transformed into a state-of-the-art instructional welding facility.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently unveiled a substantial grant awarded to the Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation, Inc., located in Warsaw. The foundation is set to receive a generous $5.1 million EDA grant aimed at facilitating the construction of a Health Science building.

Kendra Yates survived a horrific motorcycle crash and then pursued her dream of becoming a nurse.