Category: Timeline Stories

CCV completes its expansion into Vermont’s Western corridor with the addition of the Middlebury academic center, its 6th in quick succession following Morrisville in 1980, Rutland in 1981, Burlington in 1982, and Bennington & Upper Valley in 1983. With 12 locations..Read More

VSC transfers its Office of External Programs to CCV, making its Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) program integral to CCV and securing the college as a pioneer in awarding credit for prior learning.

President Myrna Miller shepherds the College through a period of academic reform and codification of the curriculum, refining its student-centered approach to teaching and learning.

CCV receives its first Title III and TRIO grants from the U.S. Department of Education to expand locations and services to students, including the development of Dimensions of Learning, CCV’s first semester seminar course that focuses on critical thinking and..Read More

CCV weathers a legislative budget crisis with grassroots and media support, and escapes a narrow brush with dissolution.

CCV earns its first accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

CCV holds its first commencement, awarding eight associate degrees.

VRCCC becomes the fifth member of the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) system and is renamed Community College of Vermont.

Governor Deane Davis creates the Vermont Regional Community College Commission (VRCCC). Peter Smith is hired as the first president, and VRCCC opens its doors in Montpelier with 10 courses and 50 students.P