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Southside Virginia Community College Named a “2025 Great College to Work For”
Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) has been recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges to work for, earning a place among an elite group of institutions honored through the prestigious Great Colleges to Work For® program. This recognition highlights SVCC’s commitment to fostering an outstanding workplace culture that values and supports its employees.
The results, released in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education, are based on a survey of 199 colleges and universities. In all, 76 of those institutions achieved “Great College to Work For” recognition for specific best practices and policies. Results are reported for small, medium, and large institutions, with SVCC included among the medium universities with 3,000 to 9,999 students.
SVCC won honors in four categories this year:
Professional Development; Faculty and Staff Well-Being; Shared Governance; Job Satisfaction and Support.
SVCC President Dr. Quentin R. Johnson emphasized “that while the recognition is gratifying, the true goal is fostering a community that values the needs and contributions of every individual, with everyone at the college playing a role in making it a great place to work.”
Dr. Johnson added, “SVCC is a great place to work because our dedicated faculty and staff are deeply committed to offering high-quality academic and workforce programs. This commitment to academic and workforce excellence serves as a platform for maintaining a highly collegial and collaborative, student-first, campus environment for our students. Panther pride, Catch It!”
The survey results are based on a two-part assessment process: an institution questionnaire that captures employment data and workplace policies from each institution, and a survey administered to faculty, administrators, and professional support staff. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received recognition was the employee feedback.
The Great Colleges to Work For® program is one of the largest and most respected workplace recognition programs in the country. For more information and to view all current and previously recognized institutions, visit the Great Colleges program website at GreatCollegesProgram.com and GreatCollegesList.com. ModernThink, a strategic human capital consulting firm, administered the survey and analyzed the results.
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