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New Germanna president outlines dual‑enrollment and CTE growth for Madison County students
Summary
Germanna Community College President Dr. Griffith introduced himself and described the college’s reach into Madison County—196 students this year—with large dual‑enrollment participation and plans to expand CTE offerings such as welding and HVAC to meet local workforce needs.
Dr. Griffith, the newly introduced president of Germanna Community College, told the Madison County Board of Supervisors that Germanna serves more than 14,000 students annually across more than 70 certificates, degrees and workforce credentials and maintains transfer partnerships with universities including UMW, VCU, George Mason, Old Dominion, JMU, UVA and Liberty. He said the college aims to keep tuition costs low and build pathways for Madison students to both transfer to four‑year institutions and enter local careers.
Dr. Griffith said Germanna currently enrolls about 196 Madison County students this academic year, with roughly 47% participating in dual‑enrollment and about 12% in career and technical education (CTE) programs. He credited the college’s embedded career advisor at Madison High School, Lisa Shifflet, for helping students access these pathways and highlighted the Future Educators Academy as a source of teacher‑prep pipelines for the county.
The president emphasized workforce expansion goals, telling supervisors the college is discussing more local offerings in welding, HVAC and electricians’ training to raise the current CTE participation. “We are talking about how we’re going to expand and increase that 12% number for our workforce students,” Dr. Griffith said, stressing the college’s intent to meet local employer needs while preserving strong transfer relationships.
Supervisors asked whether full programs can be offered online and about partnerships with particular universities; Dr. Griffith said some programs are fully online and that Germanna works closely with its university partners to assure academic rigor for transfer students. He also said the college is reviewing where to expand CTE delivery—at the Daniel Technology Center, at high schools, or both—after conversations with Superintendent Graham and local stakeholders.
Dr. Griffith closed by sharing a short student video about a Madison graduate and thanked the board for past support from Madison County.
The presentation was informational; the board did not take a formal vote on college funding during the session. Supervisors requested follow‑up on potential local facility or transportation needs to expand in‑county CTE delivery.
Next step: county staff and Germanna will continue coordination about program expansion and potential sites for added CTE offerings.
