RCC/Haynesville Award
𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
The Excellence in Education Awards Program provides an annual opportunity to showcase, celebrate and share ideas and innovations across the Virginia Community College System that contribute to improving student outcomes and reaching our strategic goals.
𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚/𝙃𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢
Team Members: Dr. Eric Barna, Dr. David Keel, Deborah Hughes, Marlene Cralle, Dr. Matt Brent
Rappahannock Community College’s Second Chance Pell Experimental Site is one of two in Virginia, and 63 nationally. College programs, like this collaboration between RCC and Haynesville Correctional Center, are vital because they provide access to an under-served population, help prepare incarcerated students to re-enter their communities with job-ready, critical thinking and writing skills, and help the state deal with a shortage of skilled labor. The completion rate for students in this program is 47%.
