WVNCC Receives $25,000 Grant to Launch Northern First: A First-Generation Student Success Network

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) has received a $25,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education to establish Northern First: A First-Generation Student Success Network, a comprehensive initiative designed to help first-generation college students succeed from the time they first consider college through graduation and beyond.
The initiative will launch with the Fall 2026 semester, which begins August 24, and will…