The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center is hosting the Southwest Virginia First LEGO® League (FLL) Regional Tournament on Saturday, November 15, 2014 beginning at 9:00 AM and ending around 5:00 PM. The general public is invited to attend and admission to the event is free. First LEGO® League is a result of an exciting alliance […]

Soup Season Begins! Monday, October 27, 2014 6-9 pm Melissa Gleason of Me and K’s It is the beginning of soup season and Melissa Gleason, 1st place winner of our Great Winter Soup Cook Off, will share new recipes for some of her most popular soups. The class will learn how to prepare different stocks […]

The College for Older Adults (COA) at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center announces the fall term for noncredit classes beginning Tuesday, September 9, 2014 and ending October 16, 2014. Classes are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning at 10am with special classes and field trips offered on Mondays and Fridays. The classes are […]

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center is opening up the fall culinary series with a special knife skills class on Monday, September 8, 2014 from 6-9 pm. During this class, taught by Chef Jennifer Raichlin, students will learn to become friends with their own kitchen knives as they learn proper skills that can be used efficiently […]

Thursday, August 21st 2014 5:30PM-7:00PM SWVA Higher Education Center Room 222 Virginia Commonwealth University is now offering a B.S. degree program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. This program combines the use of real-time distance learning and on-site education. A representative will be available to provide information and answer questions […]

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Office of Economic Development will offer Managing Generations on Tuesday, August 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, One Partnership Circle, Abingdon, VA. Today one of the most important “differences” in the workplace is generational. For the first time in history, […]

Cooking Along the Crooked Road, a culinary program at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, announces the Fall 2014 cooking classes. Culinary classes are taught by local chefs and accomplished cooks. These noncredit, hands-on enrichment classes are open to the public. Adult and youth classes are available and meet in the culinary kitchen at the […]

The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees will conduct its biannual meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the HEC Energy R&D building, located at 21371 Forsythe Road, Bristol, Virginia. Persons wishing to address the Board must contact Kathy Hietala at 276-619-4346 no later than June 5 in order to […]

Cooking Along the Crooked Road, a culinary program at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, announces the last six spring classes. Culinary classes are taught by local chefs and accomplished cooks. These noncredit, hands-on enrichment classes are open to the public. Adult and youth classes are available and meet in the culinary kitchen at the […]

The College for Older Adults (COA) announces the spring term on April 8 – May 15, 2014. The program is open to individuals 50 years old and older. Classes are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning at 9:00 am. Tuition is $40.00 and includes enrollment to any and all of the classes. One-day special classes and field […]