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Montgomery County NRCC ACCE student gives back to community

Jul 19 2022

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A New River Community College student in Montgomery County is spending his summer giving back to his community.

Brendan Clark has spent time recently completing volunteer service hours with a summer camp. The student is part of NRCC’s Access to Community College Education (ACCE) program, an economic development public/private partnership that makes college available debt-free to high school and homeschooled graduates by funding NRCC tuition for two years. Part of the ACCE program includes students giving back to their local community through volunteer service.

Clark, a recent Blacksburg High School graduate, volunteered for two weeks at a local youth robotics summer camp for students between the ages of five and 11.

The ACCE program supports the youth of participating counties by making college within reach. Students graduate from NRCC prepared to join the workforce or transfer to a four-year university without college debt. ACCE supports as many students as possible based on student need and funds available for the program. For more information about ACCE at NRCC, visit www.nr.edu/acce.