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Brightpoint president highlights dual-enrollment pathways and workforce training
Summary
Brightpoint Community College President Dr. Bill Fiege told the board Brightpoint is expanding local enrollment, affordability and workforce-aligned programs, calling the college mission to create "a success story for every student."
Dr. Bill Fiege, president of Brightpoint Community College, briefed the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on the college’s work connecting education to local workforce needs. He described Brightpoint’s range of academic and workforce programs, growth in overall and local enrollment, and the college’s emphasis on affordability, financial aid and dual-enrollment pathways that allow high school students to earn college credits.
Fiege framed the college’s mission as producing strong outcomes for diverse learners and workforce partners, saying Brightpoint aims to create "a success story for every student." He emphasized programs tied to regional economic development—skilled trades, healthcare and emerging areas such as hospitality and pharmaceutical manufacturing—and reaffirmed the college’s role as a community partner working with local schools, employers and the Community College Workforce Alliance.
