7 rural community colleges receive $5.93 million for healthcare training

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 1,020

Last Updated: 1 day, 20 hours ago

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Seven community colleges in what the Virginia Community College Association dubs the state’s “rural horseshoe” have received $5.93 million to train more healthcare workers.

Virginia has so far disbursed $122 million of its $198 million in Rural Health Transformation Fund money to organizations around the state. Associations, foundations and the state Health Department have been fielding applications from interested parties.

Virginia’s blueprint for using the funding is divided into several goals, including …

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