The Community College of Vermont (CCV) is a

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Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

. It is Vermont's second largest college, serving 7,000 students each semester and is part of the Vermont State Colleges System. The college has 12 locations throughout Vermont as well as extensive online learning options.

History

The state created the Vermont Regional Community College Commission (VRCCC) in 1970.

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was hired as the first president. VRCCC opened in Montpelier with 10 courses and 50 students. In 1975, CCV earned accreditation from the

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. In 1992, CCV deployed the "virtual campus linking its 13 locations via a computer network. In 1996, CCV offered its first online course: Introduction to Political Science. In 1984, CCV's commencement topped 100 graduates and its twelfth site opened in Middlebury. In 1993, enrollment at CCV topped 5000 students. In 2003, students aged 22 or younger reached 33% of all enrollment at CCV. In 2004, enrollment at CCV topped 10,000 students. In the fall of 2010, CCV offered a new associate degree in Environmental Science. In 2008, CCV purchased the building of the defunct

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in Montpelier. In 2010 CCV built a new building in Winooski, replacing the former Burlington building. In 2014, CCV moved its Brattleboro campus to the renovated Brooks House, in the downtown business district of the town.

Faculty unionization

In 2006 the

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, which represents instructors at other colleges in the Vermont State Colleges system, organized a unionizing campaign. The college opposed the unionization effort partially through a mailing effort, and the majority of the faculty voted not to unionize in September 2006. A renewed unionization campaign was undertaken by the American Federation of Teachers in 2015. An election held in October, 2017 resulted in overwhelming faculty support for unionization with 69 percent of faculty voting in favor.

Locations

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* Brattleboro * Middlebury * Montpelier * Morrisville * Newport *

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* Springfield * St. Albans * St. Johnsbury *

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* Winooski

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