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  • A community college student smiling while outdoors on campus.

    Community College Month: Why Brightpoint? 

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    • community college month
    • skilled trades
    • transfer
    Published: March 27, 2025

    Enrolling at Brightpoint could be your best decision ever.

  • Diya posing at graduation with Holly Walker, Director of Communications and Public Relations.

    Next Up: Surgeon-Scientist 

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    • alumni
    • next-up
    • science
    • student-success
    • transfer
    Published: August 19, 2024

    For Diya Chhabra, a 2024 Brightpoint graduate, one career is not enough. Her vision is to merge two roles: scientist and surgeon.

  • kenneth pritchett in an office space

    Next Up: Lifelong Learner 

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    • alumni
    • next-up
    • student success
    • student supports
    • transfer
    Published: November 03, 2023

    A single dad of two girls, Kenneth Pritchett had accomplished a lot as a medical records technician for nearly 25 years and as a local school board member. But there was one thing he didn’t have: a college degree. Brightpoint helped him change that.

  • chrishelle york on a teal background

    Next Up: HR Manager 

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    • alumni
    • next-up
    • student success
    • student supports
    • transfer
    Published: October 17, 2023

    During the pandemic, Chrishelle York enrolled at Brightpoint in search of a career change and more stability. She juggled coursework, homeschooling her daughter and managing her salon. Now, she’s transferring to VCU in pursuit of a career in human resources.

  • khiem tran on a yellow background

    Next Up: A Career and a Cause 

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    • alumni
    • arts
    • next-up
    • student-success
    • transfer
    Published: September 18, 2023

    After high school, Khiem Tran spent a gap year working and saving — to achieve his dream of earning a bachelor’s degree. At Brightpoint, he discovered a lasting desire to give back and took advantage of the college’s guaranteed transfer agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University.

  • John Karlsen with a blue background behind him

    Next Up: Nurse Researcher 

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    • alumni
    • health
    • next-up
    • student-success
    • transfer
    Published: August 28, 2023

    When John Karlsen dual enrolled at Brightpoint as a high school senior, he wanted to explore different healthcare careers before deciding on his bachelor’s degree major. His associate degree in health sciences and EMT certification at Brightpoint gave him patient-care experience and a pathway for his future.

  • Brittany Woolridge in the Midlothian Library at Brightpoint.

    Next Up: Therapist 

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    • alumni
    • next-up
    • student-success
    • transfer
    Published: August 03, 2023

    To Brittany Woolridge, Great Expectations is not just the title of a novel by Charles Dickens. It’s the name of a Brightpoint program that has supported her on the way to “where God placed me to be,” she says. “Helping others, whether adults or kids, I feel like that’s where I’m supposed to be.”

  • Saamiya Mohammed in an apron holding baked goods.

    Next Up: Bakery Owner 

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    • business
    • next-up
    • transfer
    Published: May 04, 2023

    Since age seven, Saamiya Mohammed has been a busy baker. Two years ago, she got serious about her sweet skills and established a business. Known as “the cake girl” around campus, the business administration major somehow makes time to go all-in on the student experience.

  • Dana Legere

    Next up: Health Policy Advocate 

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    • alumni
    • government
    • next-up
    • transfer
    Published: January 20, 2023

    When Dana Legere started at Brightpoint, she couldn’t conceive how far her college connections would take her. Before transferring to James Madison University, Brightpoint’s 2018 Trailblazer of the Year amassed a sterling leadership résumé — including Student Government Association president, Governor’s Task Force delegate and General Assembly representative — which led to a niche role with a government consulting firm that merges her passions for science and politics.

  • Jason Taylor writing an equation on a glass wall

    Next Up: Smart Investor 

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    • 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.

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