LFCC Stories

Beenish "Bee" Durrani, a current student at Lord Fairfax Community College in the early childhood development program talks about how & why she made the decision to return to school, how the pandemic has factored into her experience, and what she hopes to gain from the experience/education.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Annaliese Jenkins, a 2019 graduate of Lord Fairfax Community College and Missy Spielman, Work-Based Learning Coordinator for Frederick County Public Schools talk about their student/teacher relationship and how Missy became an "accidental mentor" to Annaliese.

We chatted about the work-based learning program at FCPS and Annaliese explained how her first experience ultimately shaped her education/career path.

Missy talked about how job shadowing, community college & work-based opportunities factor into the decisions students make when trying to determine their career path.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Kareem Jenkins, a 2021 graduate of Lord Fairfax Community College Medical Assistant Program talks about how the pandemic factored into his decision to change his career path and pursue a a healthcare profession.

Kareem explains the moment when he realized that he needed to "take his life more seriously" and made the decision to return to school to pursue a career in healthcare. He plans to continue this path to become an RN.

During our conversation, Kareem talks about the benefits of the Fast Forward Medical Assistant Program that allowed him to earn this certificate in just a few short months and how his professor helped him land his current job in a medical office.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Kelly Himelwright, a 2021 graduate of Lord Fairfax Community College and 2021 TRIO Graduate of the Year talks about returning to school later in life to pursue a dream he didn't know he had in Cybersecurity.

Kelly tells us how he came to find himself at the Welcome Center of LFCC (both times) and his experiences both in class and around campus with students and professors.

During our conversation, Kelly offers advice for those who have put off continuing their education and talks about his future plans pursing a second degree at Old Dominion University.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

We recorded today's conversation at Lord Fairfax Community College shortly after I received my second Moderna vaccine (see the video here: https://www.facebook.com/TheRiver953/videos/1121995378280721.) Joining me for the conversation is Whitney Miller, Director of Facility Planning & Auxiliary Services for Lord Fairfax Community College.

Whitney walks us through how the vaccination clinics began at LFCC in partnership with Rotz Pharmacy and talks about the logistic of putting them together and how smoothly they ran as their last one wrapped up on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. She also explains the different steps the college is taking to ensure the safety of students, faculty and the general public when they visit the school.

Kristine Villatorro, a current Lord Fairfax Community College student in the Recreation and Outdoor Leadership Program talks about how coping with personal loss has shaped her future career path.

Kristine tells us how her college/career dream of becoming a park ranger 30+ years ago has come full circle though now in a different way. She talks about the healing power nature has had on her and how she hopes to use her degree to help others through the grieving process or any type of trauma.

During our conversation, Kristine offered advice and to be a "hiking buddy" for listeners. She also mentions the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. You can reach her through their website: patc.net

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Jason Hatch, a 2020 Lord Fairfax Community College graduate talks about his career path & those experiences that took him around the world. He explains how he came to LFCC looking to build a foundation in the arts as he began a new journey in retirement.

We talked about his time in the military, his experiences at LFCC and the relationships he forged with many of his professors. He gave some insight into his passion for the arts and told us about several of his current projects including one that has been picked up by HBO.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Greg McCarley, a 2020 Lord Fairfax Community College graduate talks about his career path from DC to Silicon Valley and explains how he ended back in the Shenandoah Valley to continue his education. Greg graduated from the Recreation and Outdoor Leadership Program.

He told us about his life choices, his mother's market and a new entrepreneurial venture with Simply Shenandoah.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.