July 28, 2008
8:45 am
Noke Novelties (#9) - Virginia Western Community College (VWCC)
Noke Novelties are interesting aspects, picturesque moments, and other quaint nuances of or about the Roanoke area.
Tucked away in-between a couple of relatively quiet neighborhoods, and still visible and easily accessed from I-581, is a higher education system I think Roanoke is fortunate to have in it’s backyard.
And, we as residents are also equally fortunate I think. This is how the school helped me.
I actually went there, twice.
Originally, I attended VWCC after highschool and until transferring to Radford University. But, after I finished the B.S. degree (English major) at RU, I found myself working (and liking working) in a totally different field. So, I went back to school mostly in night classes and finished an A.A.S in Mechanical Engineering in 2006.
I even have the choice to continue education and obtain a 4-year degree in Engineering at Old Dominion University, but all on the campus of VWCC via distance learning.
That’s pretty neat.
Finding the time to do everything is a little more difficult!
What are your experiences attending VWCC?
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Well we don’t have any yet, but my son is thinking of going there right from high school as well, getting a 2 year degree then transferring over to another college which specializes in computer programming. I’ll have to meet with VWCC to find out what other colleges accept their credits to see if it’s doable. Hopefully it is so we can save some bucks!
Comment by Roanoke RnR — July 30, 2008 @ 1:13 pm