For more information about Great Expectations, contact:
Carol Underhill
Project Director, Great Expectations
Phone: 804.819.5397
Fax: 804.819.4760
cunderhill@vccs.edu
Virginia Community College System
101 N. 14th Street, 15th floor
Richmond, Va. 23219
Great Expectations is an initiative of the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education.
Great Expectations coaches and mentors are there to provide assistance, offer encouragement and help you reach your goals. Check the list below for the Great Expectations program nearest you.
Schools currently with Great Expectations programs:
Danville Community College, Danville
After-school program for youth 13-18
Donald Pippin
dpippin@dcc.vccs.edu
434-429-9797
Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg
Program for high school youth 16-19
Mark Haines
mhaines@germanna.edu
540-891-3026
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond
College program for youth 17-24
Dedra Hampton
dhampton@reynolds.edu or greatexpectations@reynolds.edu
804-523-5294
New River Community College, Dublin and Christiansburg
After-school program for high school students and college program for youth 17 – 24
Lois Davis
ldavis@nr.edu
540-674-3600
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria
College program for youth 17-24
Frances Villagran-Glover
fvillagrangl@nvcc.edu
703-845-6219
Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
After-school program for high school students and college program for youth 17 – 24
Lisa Roberson
lroberson@pvcc.edu
434-963-2990
Southside Community College, Keysville
Program for high school students and college program for youth 17 – 24
Sandra Thompson
sandra.thompson@southside.edu
434-736-2084
Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon
After-school program for high school students and college program for youth 17 – 24
Tony Fuller
tfuller@vhcc.edu
276-739-2558
New Great Expectations programs will be starting at the following colleges in 2010:
Watch for news and contacts early next year.