Once students find us, they know we have good people and good programs. We're one of very few schools that are academic partners with Novel, Microsoft, and Cisco. Right now, Virginia College is looking for CAD instructors. Prescreening for applicants inside the admissions office on Interstate 55 in Jackson is a multiple-step process. When asked for an information packet, applicants are handed a courtesy interview information form to complete and may then talk to a counselor before more information is disclosed.
State colleges get a certain dollar amount of subsidy per student.
Obviously, we don't have that. We do participate in student loan programs and have a financial aid office. Our tuition fees are higher than a state college, but lower than a private college. Computer skills are very valuable in today's workplace.