Community College of Vermont

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Community College of Vermont
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Established	1970
Type:	Public Community College
President:	Timothy Donovan
Staff:	130
Students:	8,500+
Location	Headquarters in Waterbury, VT, USA
Campus:	12 sites across the state
Website:	http://www.ccv.vsc.edu/

The Community College of Vermont (CCV), founded in 1970, is Vermont’s second largest and most affordable college, serving almost 10,000 students each year. With 12 learning sites throughout the state and extensive online course offerings, CCV brings access to higher education within 25 miles of every Vermonter, providing high quality education to remote sections of the largely rural state.

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. Flexible schedules, part-time options and small classes allow students to plan their course schedules around work and family responsibilities.

Through articulation agreements with a growing number of four-year institutions, the College provides easy transfer of credits for CCV graduates wishing to pursue bachelor’s degrees. CCV is a part of the Vermont State Colleges, a consortium of Vermont's five public colleges governed by a common board of trustees, chancellor, and Council of Presidents. Each of the five colleges has its own president and deans.

[edit] Union organizing campaign

Nearly 90% of the eligible instructors at CCV voted in September 2006 on joining the American Federation of Teachers, the union that represents full- and part-time instructors at the other four institutions in the Vermont State Colleges system.

The college opposed the unionization effort through a mailing effort parallel to that of the union organizers. According to the Rutland Herald, the Vermont Labor Relations Board said as long as no threats or promises are made, the management of the publicly-funded institution is allowed to pay for and conduct a campaign expressing its views regarding the unionizing effort. According to the same article, union organizers have questioned whether it is appropriate for the college to spend money on an anti-union campaign.

As of October 4, 2006, 144 votes were counted in favor of a union, 260 against.