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  • Graphic showing symbols related to pharmaceutical manufacturing

    Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: New Jobs are Coming to the Region 

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    • workforce readiness
    Published: January 06, 2023
    by Holly Walker

    Brightpoint and CCWA are helping students prepare for these exciting careers.

  • Winter Break Schedule and Services 

    Published: December 19, 2022

    While the college is on Winter Break, Winter Mini Session classes will continue online, and some services will be offered remotely.

  • Brightpoint Community College Foundation Awards More Than $280,000 in Scholarships 

    Categories
    • foundation
    • releases
    • student-success
    Published: December 08, 2022

    The Foundation awarded $282,418 in scholarships to 155 students for the 2022-23 academic year.

  • Jason Taylor writing an equation on a glass wall

    Next Up: Smart Investor 

    Categories
    • business
    • next-up
    • transfer
    Published: October 20, 2022

    Jason Taylor, an Air Force veteran and a single father, cashed in his GI Bill at Brightpoint to grow his real estate business and be a role model for his 3-year-old son.

  • Billy Whorley

    Next Up: Lean Practitioner 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: October 07, 2022

    When Billy Whorley interviewed at Church & Dwight and learned the company was willing to make an investment in his education, he was sold on the job. Soon after starting, Billy earned Lean Practitioner certification through Church & Dwight’s partnership with the Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA). A year later, he’s earned two additional certifications and enrolled in Brightpoint’s industrial electricity CSC to keep advancing his career.

  • Erica Mokun, journalist

    Next Up: Journalist 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • arts
    • next-up
    • transfer
    Published: March 01, 2021

    Through her involvement in our campus community, Erica Mokun discovered her passion for illuminating other people's stories through journalism.

  • Geovany Chavarria, education specialist

    Next Up: Passion and Purpose 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • business
    • next-up
    • transfer
    Published: February 26, 2021

    The connections Geovany Chavarria made at the college helped him reimagine what was possible for his future and include a bachelors degree in his career plan.

  • Jeremy Collins

    Next Up: Electrical Engineer 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 25, 2021

    After making a career jump from electrician to designer, Jeremy Collins returned to the college to complete the electrical engineering technology degree he started 25 years earlier.

  • Daniel McCloud, entrepreneur

    Next Up: Entrepreneur 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • business
    • next-up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 24, 2021

    Daniel McCloud started his associates degree in machining while still in high school, and then scored an internship with Rolls Royce that turned into a full-time job. Now he has returned to the college to build his business skills as he starts his own business.

  • Yvonka Weaver, social worker

    Next Up: Social Worker 

    Categories
    • alumni
    • government
    • next-up
    • transfer
    Published: February 23, 2021

    Two weeks after enrolling at the college to become a social worker, Yvonka Weaver was diagnosed with 3 brain aneurysms. She persevered through her health challenges, and with her college support network, completed her degree and transferred to VCU.

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