Recently Added to the VirginiaCAN Website:
VASFAA Announces High School Counselor Workshops
Workshops are being conducted around the Commonwealth, starting NOW through December
For dates, locations and information on attending, please CLICK HERE
SCHEV Initiates Access Survey
Please be an active participant!
Survey to Inventory Access Programs and Providers throughout the Commonwealth
For more information CLICK HERE
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
PLEASE CLICK ON 'Conferences' For questions, please email Conference@VirginiaCAN.org
NEW: VirginiaCAN Newsletter CAN to CAN (Volume II, Issue 1, August 2008) published. To View, click here!
MEMBERSHIP DUES INVOICES MAILED
Invoices for membership dues for the 2009 Fiscal Year (2008-2009 academic year) have been mailed to current members. If you don't receive an invoice but want to continue or join as a member, please go to the "Join VirginiaCAN" tab, above, and fill out the membership application.
2008 Conference Sponsorship, Advertising and Exhibitor Application is available on the Conference Page. The form is available as a Word Document or a PDF file.
VirginiaCAN Newsletter, CAN to CAN, Volume 1, Issue 2
VirginiaCAN 2008 Volunteer Form
VirginiaCAN Case Study Proposal Form
VirginiaCAN Newsletter, CAN to CAN, Volume 1, Issue 1
SAVE THESE DATES:
December 10-12, 2008:
4th Annual VirginiaCAN Conference
Location: Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton, VA
January 31, 2009
Super Saturday
Locations to be announced
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The Virginia College Access Network (VirginiaCAN) is an organization of college access providers across Virginia. VirginiaCAN member organizations share a common goal - to enhance postseconary education access and attainment for residents of Virginia.
While the Commonwealth of Virginia has higher levels of educational attainment than some states, as the chart below shows almost 43 percent of Virginians age 25 and older have not pursued education beyond high school. VirginiaCAN member organizations, many having a focus on serving populations traditionally underrepresented in higher education, offer a variety of services to help Virginians learn after high school.
Percentage of Virginia population age 25 and older in March 2004, by educational attainment:
Less than high school | High school diploma | Some college (includes AA, AS, certificates) | Bachelor's degree (BA, AB, BS) | Advanced (includes MA, MS, PhD, first professional) |
11.6%
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31.3% |
24.0% |
20.6% |
12.5% |
Note: These categories reflect the highest level of education attained and are therefore mutually exclusive.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2004 supplement (2004).
Statistics extracted from "The Investment Payoff - a 50-state Analysis of the Public and Private Benefits of Higher Education" prepared by the Institute for Higher Education Policy