Germanna's Certified Nurse Aid program 'a wonderful way to start and build the basics and go from there'

GCC Certified Nurse Aid program helps students into entry level health care jobs in a matter of weeks ...


Germanna Community College's Dr. Zoila Ortega, RN, talks about the college's rapidly growing CNA program, which provides an inexpensive and fast track to a health care career. Click here for video.

Despite recession, Germanna employees double their contributions to charity over 2008 total

Hard times don't deter Germanna Community College employees from increasing charitable giving ...

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Shrugging off the impact of the recession, Germanna employees more than doubled the amount pledged to the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign, compared to 2008. GCC employees pledged $7,712.00. Nearly $1,000 of that total was designated to the Germanna Educational Foundation. Since 1997, state employees have raised over $25 million for over 1,300 charities through the campaign.
"Despite challenging times, Germanna faculty and staff have once again demonstrated their extraordinary commitment to the students and communities we serve," said Michael Catell, Director of the Germanna Educational Foundation and Alumni Relations. "Thank you very much!"

Previewing new jobs plan, president calls community colleges "America's most underappreciated asset"

In speech today, Obama says community colleges are key to retooling America's economy for long-term prosperity ... click below to watch video

Speaking at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Allentown, Pa. on Friday, Dec. 4, President Obama touted the decline in unemployment and said that community colleges like Germanna, which offer affordable, accessible degrees and job training, will play an important role in his plan to turn the economy around.

Monday Job Fair at Germanna's Daniel Center in Culpeper could attract thousands of job-seekers

Forty employers will talk to prospective hires about jobs Monday at Germanna's Daniel Center


U.S. Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, will hold a job fair in Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Germanna Community College's Daniel Center in Culpeper. About 40 employers will be available to talk to prospective employees. A job fair in Chesterfield County in August drew more than 3,200 people, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The event is open to the all job-seekers, not just students

Germanna to help area unemployed and underemployed find work with free Job Resource Fair

Just walk in and get free job-hunting advice from experts at Tuesday Nov. 17's Germanna Job Resource Fair ...

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Germanna Community College's Center for Workforce & Community Education will be bringing together state and local experts to provide the unemployed and underemployed free advice on maximizing their chances of landing a job.

There will be free seminars and workshops at the Germanna Job Resource Fair from 8 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at GCC's Fredericksburg Campus in Spotsylvania near Cosner's Corner.

Virginia Department of Business Assistance & Germanna Community College

Employment Resource Fair

Tuesday, Nov. 17

All morning sessions open to walk-ins, free of charge

8:00 AM

Coffee, Networking, and Resource Tables

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome, Dr. Jeanne Wesley, GCC Vice President, Workforce & Community Relations

Opening Remarks, Danny LeBlanc, Virginia’s Senior Advisor for Workforce \ Sealy Auditorium, Room 134

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Presentation: Trends and Transferable Skills

With distinguished speakers from state, regional, and local entities including: Economic

Development, Bay Consortium Workforce Investment Board, the Va. DBA, Society of

Human Resources Management, and the Va. Employment Commission -Moderator, Dr. Jeanne Wesley Sealy Auditorium, Room 134

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Virginia Wizard, Hands-on Demonstrations, Room 112-A (Continuous) Pam Frederick, GCC Dean of Student Services, Kay Loving and Marie Hawley

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Breakout Sessions

Applications and Resumes, Jon Zitz, Sealy Auditorium, Room 134 Interviewing,

Peter Mocarski, Room 105-A Networking and

Cold Calling, Neil Mairs, Room 105-B Managing

Finances, Ann Estes, Room 126 11:30 AM -12:30 PM

Breakout Sessions Repeated

(Openings still available for afternoon sessions... check at desk

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Career Readiness Certificate Testing, Sponsored by Virginia Community Colleges, Room 105-B

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Effective Internet Job Search Skills, Sponsored by VEC, Room 112-A, Cheryl Alderman and Michelle Hochstein

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Career Readiness Certificate Testing, Sponsored by Virginia Community Colleges, Room 105-B

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Effective Internet Job Search Skills, Sponsored by VEC, Room 112-A

H1N1 FluMist Vacination Clinics

Wednesday, November 11, 3:00-7:00pm, Daniel Technology Center

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Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt to discuss negotiations with David Koresh at Waco, working Unabomber, Timothy McVeigh cases

MSNBC analyst and former FBI profiler Clint van Zandt will speak at GCC's Sealy Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9. It's free and open to the public ...

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By MICHAEL ZITZ

From time to time, people ask Clint Van Zandt if he's seen a new movie about the investigation of a particularly heinous crime.

"No," he'll say. "I spent my whole life doing that. I'm not gonna pay to see that."

For years, Van Zandt, now a news analyst for MSNBC, was part of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit at Quantico upon which the film "Silence of the Lambs" is based.

"Besides, he says, movies aren't true to life. Spotsylvania County resident Van Zandt knows the real stories firsthand. Click to read more...