Virginia Community Colleges Association

Commission Workshops: Each commission has a special focus and elected officers partake in the planning and executing of professional development of all members of the commission. The commissions are: Black Concerns, Faculty Instructional Affairs, Learning Resources, Public Relations and Marketing, Student Services, Support Staff and Diversity Inclusion. The association sets aside budget money for each commission to apply for a grant to assist in defraying their expenses for their planned activities. Their expenses include supplies, site expenses, professional development grants for speaker fees and expenses. Their income from registration fees, vendor fees and donations in sponsorship of the activity.

Annual Conference supplies/Remembrances/Refunds/Awards/Scholarships to members/Donations to Charity/Cash for Change at Conference: The association holds their annual conference in the fall each year which provides the membership the opportunity for professional development activities with their peers across the State of Virginia. Members network and communicate on subjects ranging from broad philosophical issues and more pragmatic aspects of educational programs and services of the Virginia Community College System. The annual conference is held at a conference center for three days, guest speakers are hired and concurrent sessions. Presenters are recruited to share professional development ideas. The association budgets funds for grant proposals by the membership to help fray expenses for speakers. The association's expenses include supplies, remembrance gifts to outgoing president, refunds for cancellations or overpayments, for meeting room charges, incentive attendees packets, honorariums, for site expenses and meals during the conference, scholarship to staff and faculty members to attend statewide professional development opportunities.