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Tom Barnes, a sales representative from Rush Truck Centers of Richmond, hands over the keys to a 2018 International Day Cab to Dorothy Hayslett, lead instructor for the Commercial Driver’s License Course at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. The road tractor is now being used for behind-the-wheel training for students in the CDL course.

“Bubbles, Bands and Brunch”, the fund-raising gala hosted by the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Educational Foundation, raised approximately $30,000 for scholarships and entertained 200 local supporters with the theme of “Passport to Paris” on Sunday, September 10. The much-anticipated affair is held every other year on the DSLCC main campus in Clifton Forge.

Steven Leitch of Leesburg, a native of Clifton Forge and a 1989 graduate of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, was  honored as the first recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award during the 50th annual DSLCC commencement exercises held May 12 on the Clifton Forge campus.

CLIFTON FORGE  -- More than  200 students received a total of over 400 associate degrees, certificates and career studies certificates during the 50th annual commencement exercises at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College on Friday, May 12.

Tondalaya VanLear, Associate Professor of English at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, was recognized as one of four “Educators of the Year” for 2016 at the 38th annual meeting of the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce, held March 11 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV.

On March 3, 2017, six student members and two advisors of the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Alph Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa traveled to Washington, DC. Members of the Alpha Eta Omicron Chapter voted on an overnight trip to the nation’s capital.

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Dabney S. Lancaster Community College offers eligible residents options for financial assistance for workforce training.

Those seeking select industry credentials may apply for funding under a program that was established by the state in 2016 to help with the shortage of qualified workers who have select high-demand industry credentials.

“Auld Lang Syne”.  You may have heard or sung that Scottish tune that brings to mind people and things from the past, even very “long, long ago.” At year’s end, many of us reflect on all of the things that have impacted our lives during the past twelve months.

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College had the highest fall enrollment increase in the Virginia Community College System, with numbers up 11% over fall 2015 figures.