Next year Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC) will be enjoying its landmark 40th anniversary, and there is much to celebrate. VHCC began offering classes in 1969 and awarded 38 credentials to its first graduates in June 1970. The Class 2007 was comprised of 250 graduates who earned 281 credentials. In fact, we presented our 10,000th credential to a member of the Class of 2007. During the 2006-2007 academic year, enrollment grew to 3,383 students and more than $4.2 million in financial assistance was awarded to our students.

To celebrate VHCC’s 40th birthday, I hope you will unite with me, as a member of our alumni family, and join the VHCC Forty for Forty Society – honoring forty years of educational excellence as well as a forty-year partnership with the community. Please consider a one-time $40 tax-deductible contribution to the College – one dollar for every year the school has been in existence.

Why support the Forty for Forty campaign? One good reason to give is simply because you care, just as I do, and because you are a former VHCC student who wants to help future generations of students get ahead. Your $40 investment will provide scholarships for deserving students who struggle financially to get an education. You can join online at Forty for Forty or by contacting me at dmatlock@vhcc.edu.

Another good reason to give is that you believe in the mission of the Virginia Community College System. Our doors are open to everyone, and for forty years VHCC has taken great pride in helping citizens of all ages and from all walks of life enjoy a better quality of life through education.

Please know that as a former VHCC student, you are a valued member of the College’s family. I hope you treasure your VHCC education and appreciate the College’s well-earned reputation as a respected academic resource for the community. Please join me in taking this opportunity to invest in Virginia Highland’s future.

Sincerely yours,
David N. Matlock, Vice President
Institutional Advancement
dmatlock@vhcc.edu