Culpeper, Germanna talk about the future

Dozens of Culpeper leaders from the fields of business, education and politics met last week with Germanna Community College officials incuding GCC President David A. Sam during a “visioning” session at the Daniel Technology Center to discuss a wish list of things they’d like from the college in the future.

Germanna Dean of Professional and Technical Studies Denise Guest writes suggestions gathered during a Culpeper Visioning Session at GCC’s Daniel Technology Center.

In essence, they want Germanna to help them build a  future Culpeper where good careers that pay well allow their children and grandchildren to stay and raise their own families.

Germanna President David A. Sam talks with Culpeper leaders about the county’s future

Among the things mentioned as possibilities:

• An increasing selection of Dual Enrollment classes, which allow students to earn transferrable college credit at their high schools—in some cases getting their associate’s degree before graduating from high school

• An elderhostel

• Agricultural technology.

• Nanotechnology

• Expanded workforce training partnerships

• Transportation to the college

• More apprenticeships

• Expansion of partnerships with public schools

• More campus life to attract traditional students

• Increasing support for entrepreneurism