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In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall 2024, at 9 a.m.

Mountain Gateway Community College is excited to announce the 2024 Summer Teaching
Institute. Several courses are available for those interested in teaching, leveling up their skills or
taking a jump into the world of AI in the classroom.

Mountain Gateway Community College’s division of Workforce Solutions is gearing up for
several short construction courses this spring and summer.

Mountain Gateway Community College is proud to announce the newest generation of Phi
Theta Kappa Honor Society members. Ten of 26 members were inducted into the Alpha Eta
Omicron Chapter of PTK on Tuesday, March 19.

MGCC has named the winners of its inaugural Virginia Community College System Poetry &
Luminary Arts Competition.

Hayli Givens was named MGCC's first Poet Laureate, and Sabrina Burks was named MGCC's
first Artist Luminary. Georgia Bickford placed second in the poetry contest at the MGCC level.

Mountain Gateway Community College is pleased to announce our participation in the Virginia
Veteran Laptop Project (VVLP), a collaboration between Virginia Community College Systems
and the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. The initiative aims to assist our respected
veterans and spouses of military personnel in their academic endeavors.

Tamra Lipscomb was named the Mountain Gateway Community College Educator of the Year
during the 45th Annual Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism annual dinner
on March 9, 2024.

Mountain Gateway Community College is boasting an increase this fall semester of more than 45 percent in enrollment in the FastForward program, which offers short-