What are soft skills? Soft skills are such as communication, teamwork, leading, and learning. Soft skills are not necessarily related to your field or career but are a broader skill set that makes you more effective at communicating and getting the job done. This video analyzes the top 5 most essential soft skills employers seek. These skills are networking, professionalism, teamwork, … Read more
Are you ready to make a move from a job you don’t love to a career that provides you with stability and advancement opportunities? WVJC can set you on the path to your new career and help you leave short-term jobs behind. Continue reading to learn how to gain knowledge and skills to change your … Read more
Meet Nursing Program Director Chelsea Gianni! Chelsea Gianni started her career as a nurse in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. After obtaining her Master’s degree, she spent eight years as a family nurse practitioner at a primary care office in Morgantown, WV. During that time, she managed chronic diseases and acute conditions for patients of … Read more
Toy Drive for Children Each Nursing Cohort at West Virginia Junior College completes two community service projects before they graduate from the program. These service projects focus on an underrepresented population in our community. The March nursing cohort graduates recently completed a toy drive for one of their projects. They delivered dozens of gifts to children at … Read more
Have you been considering furthering your education? Perhaps you’ve been looking for a training program that allows you to balance family, work, and college. Or you want to avoid spending four to six years at a traditional school taking classes you won’t need in your career. If this sounds like you, attending one of WVJC’s … Read more
Meet Medical Assisting Student Nikki Armstrong! Nikki Armstrong started her journey at West Virginia Junior College in August 2021. Nikki chose the Clinical Medical Assistant program, which allows her to obtain her associate’s degree in 18 months. She chose the West Virginia Junior College Morgantown because “I liked the smaller class sizes and the fast-track … Read more
Meet Clinical Medical Assistant Student Avery Fisher! Avery Fisher started her journey at West Virginia Junior College in August 2021. Avery chose the Clinical Medical Assistant program, which allows her to obtain her associate’s degree in 18 months. She chose the West Virginia Junior College Morgantown because “WVJC has shorter programs where you can graduate … Read more
This week, information technology students taking Introduction to Computer Hardware had the incredible experience building their own computers from the ground up. The entire group came up with a build for the computers, where they picked all the components and assembled them under instruction from one of our IT faculty. The students have $1,000 each … Read more
Meet Nursing Student Hannah DeVos! Before attending West Virginia Junior College, Hannah DeVos attended a community college in Pennsylvania. While she went there, she finished prerequisite courses and transferred to the Nursing program at WVJC. While attending school, she is also a mother of four amazing children who constantly love and support her while she … Read more
On Friday, November 11, West Virginia Junior College held a Mass Casualty Incident Simulation for nursing students. This simulation is critical to the real-world training that we provide to our students. The simulation consisted of live actors and manakins. Students went through two floors where they assessed patients using a triage system of colored tags … Read more
