News Releases

During Virginia College Application Week, Nov. 14-18, participating students are encouraged to submit at least one college application. This year, 62 high schools in 33 districts across the Commonwealth are participating.

Governor Terry McAuliffe launched a new online portal offering students impacted by the recent closure of ITT Technical Institution key information about steps they can take to continue their education at another institution or seek student loan forgiveness.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will hold its regular meeting, as well as its annual joint meeting with leaders of the Commonwealth’s public colleges and universities, September 19-20 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has been notified that ITT Technical Institute has voluntarily ceased offering postsecondary education and will close all of its campuses.

Governor McAuliffe announced a new grant program today that will provide Virginia students with a clearer path to a higher education. The Affordable Pathways grants (up to $140,000 each) will be awarded to as many as four public two- and four-year institutions of higher education.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has been notified that Medtech College has voluntarily ceased offering postsecondary education. The U.S. Department of Education has noted its official closure date as August 10, 2016.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that applications are now being accepted for a $1 million state scholarship fund for students studying cybersecurity. The Virginia Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program will award $20,000 a year to eligible Virginia students who are studying how to safeguard computer networks, data and electronic resources.

Most in-state undergraduates attending Virginia’s public colleges and universities will see their tuitions and mandatory fees increase this year an average of $369, or 3.6 percent, the lowest such rate in 15 years.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia re-elected G. Gilmer Minor III as chair and W. Heywood Fralin as vice chair at its regular meeting July 19.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will discuss and vote on regulations for the nation’s first pay-for-performance grants for noncredit workforce training at its July 19 meeting.