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The Community College of Vermont (CCV) is a two year college founded in 1970 with locations in 12 sites in the state of Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. The college is a part of the Vermont State Colleges
Vermont State Colleges

The Vermont State Colleges is the U.S. state of Vermont system of public colleges. It functions as a governance organization, and was created by act of the Vermont General Assembly in 1961....
, a consortium of Vermont's five public colleges governed by a common board of trustees, chancellor, and Council of Presidents
Council of Presidents

The Council of Presidents is the executive leadership body of the Vermont State Colleges , the governance organization for public colleges in the U.S....
. Each of the five colleges has its own president and deans. As of 2008, the college had the lowest cost per credit hour in Vermont , and the second largest number of students in the state, the largest being the University of Vermont
University of Vermont

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, more commonly known as The University of Vermont, is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university....
.

In addition to its 17 associate degree programs and 11 certificate programs, the College offers an Assessment of Prior Learning course, through which students may obtain credit for knowledge acquired outside the classroom, an Introduction to College Studies course designed for high school students, and two study abroad opportunities annually.

008, CCV purchased the 22,000 square foot building of the defunct Woodbury College
Woodbury College

Woodbury College is an institute of higher learning in Montpelier, Vermont, Vermont, United States. It was established in 1975.In August 2008, it merged with Champlain College, where its 125 students were transferred....
 in Montpelier.

006 the American Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers or AFT is an American trade union founded in 1916 which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; local, state and federal employees; higher education faculty and staff; and nurses and other healthcare professionals....
, which represents instructors at other colleges in the Vermont State Colleges system, organized a unionizing campaign.






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The Community College of Vermont (CCV) is a two year college founded in 1970 with locations in 12 sites in the state of Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. The college is a part of the Vermont State Colleges
Vermont State Colleges

The Vermont State Colleges is the U.S. state of Vermont system of public colleges. It functions as a governance organization, and was created by act of the Vermont General Assembly in 1961....
, a consortium of Vermont's five public colleges governed by a common board of trustees, chancellor, and Council of Presidents
Council of Presidents

The Council of Presidents is the executive leadership body of the Vermont State Colleges , the governance organization for public colleges in the U.S....
. Each of the five colleges has its own president and deans. As of 2008, the college had the lowest cost per credit hour in Vermont , and the second largest number of students in the state, the largest being the University of Vermont
University of Vermont

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, more commonly known as The University of Vermont, is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university....
.

In addition to its 17 associate degree programs and 11 certificate programs, the College offers an Assessment of Prior Learning course, through which students may obtain credit for knowledge acquired outside the classroom, an Introduction to College Studies course designed for high school students, and two study abroad opportunities annually.

History

In 2008, CCV purchased the 22,000 square foot building of the defunct Woodbury College
Woodbury College

Woodbury College is an institute of higher learning in Montpelier, Vermont, Vermont, United States. It was established in 1975.In August 2008, it merged with Champlain College, where its 125 students were transferred....
 in Montpelier.

Union organizing campaign

In 2006 the American Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers or AFT is an American trade union founded in 1916 which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; local, state and federal employees; higher education faculty and staff; and nurses and other healthcare professionals....
, 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.

CCV Locations

  • Bennington, Vermont
  • Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Burlington, Vermont
    Burlington, Vermont

    Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
  • Middlebury, Vermont
    Middlebury (town), Vermont

    Middlebury is a town in and the shire town of Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 8,183 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Montpelier, Vermont
    Montpelier, Vermont

    Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state Capital and the shire town of Washington County, Vermont. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government....
  • Morrisville, Vermont
    Morrisville, Vermont

    Morrisville is a village in Morristown, Vermont, Lamoille County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the village population was 2,009....
  • Newport, Vermont
    Newport (city), Vermont

    Newport is a city in and the shire town of Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 5,005....
  • Rutland, Vermont
  • Springfield, Vermont
    Springfield, Vermont

    Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 9,078 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • St. Albans, Vermont
    St. Albans (town), Vermont

    St. Albans is a New England town in Franklin County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,086 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • St. Johnsbury, Vermont
    St. Johnsbury, Vermont

    St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • White River Junction, Vermont
    White River Junction, Vermont

    White River Junction is a census-designated place in the New England town of Hartford, Vermont in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States....
  • Waterbury, Vermont
    Waterbury, Vermont

    Waterbury is a New England town in Washington County, Vermont in central Vermont. It is also the name of a Waterbury , Vermont within that town....


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