Virginia Highlands Community College highlights workforce programs as it marks 50 years

Aug 16, 2026

Virginia Highlands Community College updated the board on a range of workforce programs — CDL, diesel, welding, nursing expansion and new drone and production‑technician offerings — and reported early results from a county skills program supported by the board.

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Dr. Gene Couch updated the board on Virginia Highlands Community College's 50th anniversary and workforce programs. Couch said the college is celebrating the milestone and highlighted several programs now in place or expanding: CDL/driver training, diesel mechanics (evening and day classes), welding, and a nursing expansion that added roughly 35 slots with plans for an LPN program next fall.

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