The Excel Center will offer high school classes paired with child care and support services for adults in the Roanoke region. The Goodwill plaza will also offer a grocery store, bank and wellness center.
Education
Cardinal News covers the education stories that impact students and teachers across Southwest and Southside Virginia.
Emory & Henry College to become a university starting in fall 2024
Cited among the reasons for the change were the addition over the last decade of new master’s and doctoral programs in health sciences, education and business.
Virginia Highlands Community College gets local last-dollar scholarship program
The Smyth County Promise scholarship will be available to any county resident who enrolls at VHCC or Wytheville Community College. It’s the latest in a trend of local governments and nonprofits volunteering to pay community college tuition.
Roanoke College announces master’s degree partnership with Virginia Tech
Roanoke College students who want to pursue in-demand technology careers have new options for attending graduate school, thanks to a new partnership with Virginia Tech announced today. The schools unveiled two programs that allow Roanoke College students to obtain a master’s degree in engineering from Virginia Tech. Students in the programs can study either computer […]
Students at one Roanoke County school took it upon themselves to organize a club to explore health care careers
The Medical Explorers Club at Hidden Valley High School is devoted to introducing students to career options.
UVA Wise wins approval to launch first graduate degree program
The Master of Education program will be available starting this fall, and is available both online and in person.
Central Virginia Community College gets planning grant for experiential learning high school
The project joins 14 others around the state seeking to provide career training opportunities for elementary and high school students.
Virginia attorney general tells former New College Foundation it can’t hold back scholarships, funding
The attorney general’s office says the foundation must stop “using scholarships and young Virginians’ futures as a pawn,” in the latest development in a long-running dispute between the two bodies.
New College Foundation rebrand could block scholarships at Martinsville education center
The already strained relationship between the boards of the New College Institute and its foundation may affect support for students.
Roanoke College team comes close to a national title — in sports analytics
The school offers partial course credit and an interdisciplinary concentration of study toward a degree with its analytics program.

